The Concepts of Violence, “Banality of Evil” and “Bystander Effect” in Hasan Ali Toptaş’s Novel Beni Kör Kuyularda
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Violence, Banality of Evil, Bystander Effect, Beni Kör Kuyularda, Hasan Ali ToptaşAbstract
According to Hannah Arendt, one of the most important concepts of the 20th century is violence, which with its instrumental feature, has been among the most used methods by the totalitarian regimes in designing society. In her thesis “The banality of Evil”, Arendt describes the ordinary members of the society as violent practitioners who have no idea what they do. Violence is not only about totalitarian movements, but it is also a tool frequently used in human relations today. Based on the novel, this research examines the violence and “The banality of Evil” relationship, in regards to the “new type of people” who migrate from the village to the city, trying to urbanise themselves, by abandoning traditional human relationships, but instead, develop a problematic individuality because they do not have the necessary mentality for it.
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2020-12-30
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The Concepts of Violence, “Banality of Evil” and “Bystander Effect” in Hasan Ali Toptaş’s Novel Beni Kör Kuyularda. (2020). FSM Scholarly Studies Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 16, 251-278. https://dergi.fsm.edu.tr/index.php/ia/article/view/990
