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Zohreh Ramin
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Tehran, Tehran
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The Ambivalence of Hawthorne in Twice Told Tales Marandi, Seyyed Mohammad; Ramin, Zohreh
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 2 No. 3 (2011): September 2011
Publisher : Richtmann Publishing

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As inheritors of the Puritan religious tradition, the notion of 'consciousness` is a major concept in the works of mostAmerican writers. Hawthorne's employment of this conception in his works is observable in his employment of a highly art-consciousvoice who intrudes, every now and then, to pose questions, and provide various possibilities of alternate endings and solutions, but neverattempting to come up with an ultimate point of resolution. Ambivalence arises as the result of this authorial intrusion and as the presentpaper attempts to reveal, is the result of an author highly conscious of the art of writing. Hawthorne's employment of this specific techniqueof authorial intrusion itself becomes a paradoxical attempt at simultaneously revealing and concealing the art of fiction-writing. Instancesof such ambivalence are drawn from his collection of Twice Told Tales.However, the present reading of the tales attempts to reveal that Hawthorne is not totally successful in his intension to secure his superiorrole as author, as the very breaches he provides within his stories open the possibility for further meaning and interpretation, thusdepriving him of the very power he desires to preserve.
Edgar Lawrence Doctorow; a Political Novelist? Marandi, Seyyed Mohammad; Ramin, Zohreh
Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences Vol. 3 No. 2 (2012): May 2012
Publisher : Richtmann Publishing

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Edgar Lawrence Doctorow is generally regarded as a postmodern historical novelist who mingles the marvelous withthe real. His novels are mainly set in the American past. The novels are greatly indebted to historical events and personages butengagement with documentary history is not Doctorow's prime obsession. Critics are at odds in deciding upon the paradox inDoctorow's novels; whether he is a politically minded novelist or an aesthetically obsessed one. Acknowledging the strongpolitical tendencies in Doctorow's novels, many critics claim his enthusiasm and passion for the act of writing finally outweighsthe political inclination of the novels. Identifying Historigraphic metafiction as Doctorow's favorite and repeated technique invirtually all his novels, the present reading wishes to observe the novellas from a contrasting perspective.
Expatriatism in Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner and Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist Ramin, Zohreh; Ward, Ilham
k@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature Vol. 26 No. 1 (2024): JUNE 2024
Publisher : The English Department, Faculty of Humanities & Creative Industries, Petra Christian University

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The September 11 attacks were world-changing events. Contemporary historians divide the history of the modern world into pre- and post-9/11. The metropolitan reaction was controversial. The Metropolis united against what is dubbed "the axis of evil." It attacked an array of Islamic nations. Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007) and Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner (2003) portrayed two Muslim expatriates from Pakistan and Afghanistan who experienced post-9/11 America firsthand. The protagonists presented two distinct understandings of extremism and fundamentalism. This article employed Said's (2003) theories to analyze the concepts of “the diasporic figure” against the backdrop of “the metropolitan society.” It argues that the cultural, political, religious, and social conflicts between the diasporic figure and the metropolitan society are shaped by Orientalist narratives. The novels depict various aspects of the diasporic identity. They try to negotiate between several conflicting narratives. However, Orientalism defines the frameworks of these conflicts because these conflicts and resulting confusions are rooted in the long history of metropolitan Orientalism.
Co-Authors Marandi, Seyyed Mohammad Ward, Ilham