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EXISTENTIALISM AND SOCIAL CRITICISM IN THE ZOO STORY AND PHENOMENAL WOMAN

Duygu Arslan  Duygu Arslan 61117238144 Öğr.Gör.Şeval  Çakır İNO 346(F)  Fınal   exam

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What  is  Existentialism ? Existentialism, which emerged at the end of the 1800 ’ s, is an important philosophical  movement    that continues its effects today. There are many approaches to how existentialism emerged, but  one of the most generally accepted approaches is that Soren  Kierkegaard's texts and Heidegger's approach s  are accepted within this  movement . « Existence   precedes   essence » Freedom,responsibility Having  a  purpose   and   being    useful  in life.

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Importance  of  the   individual Importance  of  the   choice Anxiety   regarding  life  and   death   The   notion  of  the   absurd Authencity-responsibility . Importance  of  personal   relations Religion Socıal   Criticism

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How ıs  my   topıc   related   to   selected   lıterary   works ?( The   zoo   story   by  Edward  albee   and   phenomenal   woman   by  maya  angelou

THESIS STATEMENT                            Both  in  the   Zoo   Story   and   Phenomenal   Woman   there  is a  social   criticism   towards   the   society  in  terms  of  lack  of  communication  , social   pressure   and   unattainable   expectations  of  society   from   people .

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1st  Support : Supporting  idea:  Lack  of  Communication            The   authors  ( Albee   and   Angelou )  criticizes   the   lack  of  communicationin   their   works  ( Topic   sentence ) The   Zoo   story                       - The  popular  lifestyle  of  people  in  America   and   its   degenerative   effects   contribute   to   lack  of  communication . -M an‟s  alienation, his isolation from society and its tragic consequences.  -a n inevitable human condition that leads to alienation.  Phenomenal   Woman - The   man  in  the   Phenomenal   Woman  do  have   problems  in oral  communication . - They   care   about   the   woman   beauty   ang   ignore  her  inner  self. - They   want   to   understand   women  but  they   never   succeed  in  due   to   the   lack  of  communication   skills .

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2nd  supporting  idea:  Social   pressure Social   Pressure  is  another  element  that   related   to   social   criticism   are   also   highlighted  in  two   literary   works .( Topic   sentence )  Jerry  is  under   pressure   because He is a  low   class   and   poor   guy Peter is  under   pressure   because Peter’s   masculinity  is  oppressed   by  his  wife .   The   woman  in  the   poem  is  under   pressure   because She  is  just   cared   about   because   she  is  beautiful   and   women . She   wants   to   preserve  her  dignity   and   keep   being   known  .

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3rd  Supporting   sentence  :  Unattainable   expectations  of  socıety   from   the   people In   the   Zoo   Story   and   Phenomenal   woman  ,  characters   are   expected   to  be  more   than   they   actually   are  ( Topic   sentence )   The   Zoo   Story         Jerry  is  expected   to   have  a  house,family,and   economically   rich . H e is expected to get along well with people The   Phenomal   Woman        The   woman  is  expected   to  be  like  a  fashion  model.

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Both  in  the   literary   works  , Albee   and   Angelou   criticize   the   society   by   referring   to  ; 1-Lack of  communication 2-Social  pressure 3-Identity  problems As a  conclusıon  , there  is a  similarities   between   these   two   works  in  terms  of  social   criticism  as a  topic  of  existentialism .

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Reference  to   the   lıterary   sıgnıfıcance   topıc

This   concept  is  important   because  s ocial   criti cism   analyzes  social  structures  that are viewed as defective and aims at  specific   results , radical reform or even revolutionary transformation for practical answers.

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Albee, E. (1962).The Zoo Story (ABSURD DRAMA with an Introduction by Martin  Esslin ).Great Britain: Penguin Books. Angelou,  Maya.The  Complete Collected Poems of Maya  Angelou.New  York: Random House, 1994. Print. Blumenau, R. (2005) Philosophy and Living, Exeter, Imprint Academic.  Sartre, J.-P. (1957).  Existentialism and human emotions . New York: Philosophical Library.