Open AccessLINGUOSTYLISTIC MEANS OF EXPRESSING THE CONFLICT OF MATERIAL VALUES AND AUTHENTICITY IN THE NOVEL «ROOM AT THE TOP»BY JOHN BRAINE
Author(s) -
Ю. А. Куцевич,
Е. Е. Маркадеева
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vestnik kemerovskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-8983
pISSN - 2078-8975
DOI - 10.21603/2078-8975-2017-4-190-196
Subject(s) - hero , prosperity , context (archaeology) , happiness , aesthetics , metaphor , vocabulary , identity (music) , psychology , sociology , social psychology , epistemology , literature , philosophy , linguistics , art , history , law , political science , archaeology
The article analyzes the linguostylistic means of expressing the conflict of material values and the hero’s authenticity in the novel “Room at the Top” by John Braine. The concept “authenticity” represents the key component of this research and is treated as the real self of the hero, or his self-identity, which is not determined by any outer factors, such as the social context of one’s life. By means of linguistic analysis the authors show that Joe Lampton’s authenticity is ruined due to his utilitarian approach to life. The approach in question is expressed in the hero’s belief in his right for prosperity and his desire to break class divisions at any cost. The article studies the expressive means (repetition, metaphor, emotional vocabulary, volitional vocabulary, polysyndeton, etc.) the author of the novel uses to convey the idea of the conflict between the hero’s inner self, or his authenticity, and the social stereotype of “wealth is happiness”.