A Stealthy Freedom and Sociological Effects In Only Goodness: A Work by Jhumpa Lahiri
محورهای موضوعی : مجله بین المللی علوم اجتماعی
Atefeh Lieaghat
1
(Ph.D. Candidate of English Literature, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran)
Fatemeh Aziz Mohammadi
2
(Associate Professor of English Literature, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran)
Mozhgan YarAhmaddi
3
(Assistant Professor of English Language Teaching, Arak Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak, Iran)
کلید واژه: Stealthy freedoms, Sociological Effects, Jhumpa Lahiri, Philip Pettit, Only Goodness, youth,
چکیده مقاله :
The word freedom is a mixed concept that refers to the different choices. On the one hand, it refers to autonomy and the ability to do things and having the right to free choice, and on the other hand, it refers to independence. The free person tries to make his choices according to his will and no factor should stop him from doing so. If the action taken is wrong, the result will affect the small society (family) and the large one (society). Stealthy freedom is the type of freedom which is outside the custom, laws, and culture of the family and the society. In this category, a person secretly crosses the red line and enters a path that ends in a dead-end. The red line is the word we have heard forbidden from doing certain things and ordering others to do them from the same childhood from parents and in other years from teachers and school officials. In the discussion of stealthy freedom the person has operated the freedom secretly, it will have more destructive effects. Since the issue of freedom and youth is an integral part of any society, this study examines this issue based on the story which describes the events in this category. Accordingly, the forthcoming research tries to show this idea by giving an example of a short story (Only Goodness) from the short stories collection of Unaccustomed Earth (2008) by the well-known author Jhumpa Lahiri. Moreover, it attempts to challenge Philip Pettit’s theory of freedom based on the choice to depict the fate of the character.
