The Coral Island, a Children’s Classic, as an Imperialist Text
Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters, Volume 24, Issue 1 (2007) pp. 107–119
- 2007
- English
This record comes from the journal's DergiPark archive; original page: DergiPark
Abstract
One of the preoccupations of children’s literature has always been to instruct children in the issues of right and wrong and to develop a sense of responsibility in them. In this article R. M. Ballantyne’s The Coral Island, which, although written in the 1850s, still appeals to the boys, will be analyzed to address the questions of what meaning the reader takes from the book and how the issues of right and wrong are handled. The story which recounts the struggle of three boys, aged 14 to 17, with savagery and violence is not innocent of imperialist meanings because the author regarded English missionary work as beneficial and colonialism as helping the commercial, social and cultural transformation of the life of the nativeinhabitants; hence, his boy heroes act and speak in a manner that supports this ideology
Abstract (Turkish, translation)
The Coral Island, a children's classic, as an imperialist text
Çocuk edebiyat›n›n amaçlar›ndan biri her zaman için çocuklar› do¤ru ve yanl›fl konular›nda e¤itmek ve onlarda bir sorumluluk duygusu gelifltirmek olmufltur. Bu makalede R. M.Ballantyne’›n 1850lerde yaz›lmas›na ra¤men günümüzde bile çocuklar›n be¤enisine sahip The Coral Island adl› çocuk kitab›nda do¤ru ve yanl›fl sorunlar›n›n nas›l irdelendi¤i ve okuyucununkitaptan ne gibi anlamlar ç›karabilece¤i incelenecektir. Cennet kadar güzel bir ortamda 14-17 yafllar›ndaki üç çocu¤un tek bafllar›na vahflet ve kaba kuvvete karfl› mücadelelerinin anlat›ld›¤› öykü, emperyalist amaçlardan uzak de¤ildir. Yazar›n misyonerli¤in ve sömürgecili¤in ilkel yerlileri uygarlaflt›rmadaki yarar›na inanc› nedeniyle, çocuk kahramanlar›n bu ideolojiyi destekler biçimde davrand›klar›na ve konufltuklar›na tan›k oluruz.
Keywords
Files
Only the metadata of this record is published.
Cite this publication
APA 7
İçöz, N. (2007). The Coral Island, a Children’s Classic, as an Imperialist Text. Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters, 24(1), 107–119. https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/the-coral-island-a-childrens-classic-as-an-imperialist-text
BibTeX
@article{icoz2007coral,
author = {{\.I}{\c{c}}{\"o}z, Nursel},
title = {{The Coral Island, a Children's Classic, as an Imperialist Text}},
journal = {Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters},
volume = {24},
number = {1},
pages = {107--119},
publisher = {Hacettepe {\"U}niversitesi},
year = {2007},
month = {6},
issn = {1301-5737},
url = {https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/the-coral-island-a-childrens-classic-as-an-imperialist-text},
language = {en},
keywords = {German Language, Literature and Culture},
abstract = {One of the preoccupations of children's literature has always been to instruct children in the issues of right and wrong and to develop a sense of responsibility in them. In this article R. M. Ballantyne's The Coral Island, which, although written in the 1850s, still appeals to the boys, will be analyzed to address the questions of what meaning the reader takes from the book and how the issues of right and wrong are handled. The story which recounts the struggle of three boys, aged 14 to 17, with savagery and violence is not innocent of imperialist meanings because the author regarded English missionary work as beneficial and colonialism as helping the commercial, social and cultural transformation of the life of the nativeinhabitants; hence, his boy heroes act and speak in a manner that supports this ideology}
}
RIS
TY - JOUR AU - İçöz, Nursel TI - The Coral Island, a Children’s Classic, as an Imperialist Text T2 - Hacettepe University Journal of the Faculty of Letters VL - 24 IS - 1 PY - 2007 DA - 2007/06/11/ SP - 107 EP - 119 PB - Hacettepe Üniversitesi SN - 1301-5737 UR - https://hacettepe.hbtech.com.tr/en/publication/the-coral-island-a-childrens-classic-as-an-imperialist-text AB - One of the preoccupations of children’s literature has always been to instruct children in the issues of right and wrong and to develop a sense of responsibility in them. In this article R. M. Ballantyne’s The Coral Island, which, although written in the 1850s, still appeals to the boys, will be analyzed to address the questions of what meaning the reader takes from the book and how the issues of right and wrong are handled. The story which recounts the struggle of three boys, aged 14 to 17, with savagery and violence is not innocent of imperialist meanings because the author regarded English missionary work as beneficial and colonialism as helping the commercial, social and cultural transformation of the life of the nativeinhabitants; hence, his boy heroes act and speak in a manner that supports this ideology KW - German Language KW - Literature and Culture LA - en ER -