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Democracy or Hypocrisy in John Le Carre s The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Author(s) -
Fırat Yildiz,
Erdinç Durmuş
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
eskişehir osmangazi üniversitesi sosyal bilimler dergisi
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.17494/ogusbd.72591
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold is an espionage novel of John Le Carre which takes place in the 1950s and early 1960s. The world war is over but the cold war still continues severely at that time. The western world has perpetuated the vital importance of democracy over the years. In this respect The Spy unveils such untouched issues of the western world. Le Carre highlights the conflicts of the western world. The Spy is the story of the victimization of some people for the sake of society. Within this context, Le Carre deduces the hypocrisy of the west. This study aims to set sight on the experiences of the main character and to uncover the hypocrisy behind democracy

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