POST-APOCALYPTIC IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION IN AYN RAND’S ANTHEM WITH REFERENCE TO CULTURE/NATURE DUALITY

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Younes Poorghorban, Bakhtiar Sadjad
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The present article endeavors to explicate the process of identity construction in Ayn Rand's post-apocalyptic dystopian novel, Anthem. The utilisation of language and the dissemination of symbolic meanings are significant factors that contribute to the formation of identity, which enchains individuals, transforming them into obedient subjects. Fiske's perspective on identity construction elucidates the interplay between power and resistance, which appears to be absent in this post-apocalyptic work. The imperialising power is predominantly responsible for the mechanism of identity formation in the subjectivity of the characters, as there is no discernible systematic resistance to the dominant representations of power throughout the novel. Despite the absence of the duality of power and resistance, the duality of nature and culture is at play, significantly impacting the way identity is constructed. The imperialising power aims to eradicate or limit representations of nature, as the semantic burden that nature carries poses a threat to its existence. We aim to clarify how the imperialising power responds to the representations and meanings that nature embodies. Lastly, we posit that the imperialising power's reaction towards nature is stronger in post-apocalyptic contexts, where representations of nature are highly restricted, confined only to the "Uncharted Forest."
从文化/自然二元性看阿伦·兰德国歌中的后启示身份建构
本文试图阐释安的后启示录反乌托邦小说《圣歌》中身份建构的过程。语言的使用和象征意义的传播是有助于身份形成的重要因素,身份形成了个人,将他们转变为顺从的主体。菲斯克对身份建构的视角阐释了权力和抵抗之间的相互作用,而这在这部后启示录作品中似乎是不存在的。统治性的权力是人物主体性身份形成机制的主要原因,因为在整个小说中,对权力的主导表现没有明显的系统性抵制。尽管没有权力和抵抗的双重性,但自然和文化的双重性仍在发挥作用,对身份认同的构建方式产生了重大影响。统治力量旨在根除或限制对自然的表征,因为自然所承担的语义负担对其存在构成威胁。我们的目的是阐明统治力量如何回应自然所体现的表征和意义。最后,我们假设,在后世界末日的背景下,统治力量对自然的反应更强烈,在这种背景下,对自然的表现受到高度限制,仅限于“神秘森林”
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