Distopik Romanlarda Yiyeceğin Kullanımı: Açlık Oyunları Serisi, Maddaddam Üçlemesi ve Sineklerin Tanrısı

Bu çalışmada, edebi bir tür olan distopik romanlarda yemek ve beslenme ögelerinin nasıl kullanıldığı incelenmektedir. Distopya türü, toplumun karanlık bir gelecekte baskıcı bir rejim veya çevresel felaketler tarafından yönetildiği kurgusal dünyalarda geçen hikayeleri ifade etmektedir. Bu romanlarda yemek ve beslenme otorite, sınırlama ve bireysel özgürlük gibi önemli ögelerin bir parçası olarak kullanılmaktadır. Distopyalarda, yemek genellikle sınırlı ve kısıtlıdır. Romanlardaki otoriter rejimler, yiyecek tedarikini elde tutarak halkı kontrol etmeye çalışmakta ve dağıtım merkezleri gibi yöntemlerle insanların besin alımlarını düzenlemektir. Bu durum, halkın açlıkla mücadele ettiği ve temel ihtiyaçlarını karşılamak için kaynaklarını paylaşmak zorunda kaldığı bir toplum yaratılmasına neden olmaktadır. Distopik romanlarda yemek aynı zamanda toplumun sosyal ve kültürel yönlerini de etkilemektedir. Bir araya gelmek, sınırlı kaynakları paylaşmak ve dayanışma içinde yaşamak, insanların baskıcı koşullarda birbirlerine destek olmasını sağlamaktadır. Ancak bu durum, bireysel ifadeyi ve farklı lezzetleri yok etmektedir. Distopik romanlarda, karakterlerin yiyecek tüketimi üzerinden toplumsal bağlarını ve kişiliklerini nasıl korudukları veya kaybettikleri anlatılmaktadır. Çalışmada, Açlık Oyunları serisi, MaddAddam üçlemesi ve Sineklerin Tanrısı romanlarında vurgulanan yiyecek, su ve diğer temel ihtiyaçların sınırlılığı, çevresel felaketler ve totaliter yönetimin toplum üzerindeki etkisi incelenecektir.

Perception of Food in Dystopic Novels: The Hunger Games, Maddaddam Trilogy and Lord of the Flies

In this study, it is examined how food and nutrition elements are used in dystopian novels, which is a literary genre. The dystopian genre refers to stories set in fictional worlds where society is ruled by an oppressive regime or environmental disasters in a dark future. In these novels, food and nutrition are used as part of important elements such as authority, limitation and individual freedom. In dystopias, food is often limited and restricted. Authoritarian regimes in novel try to control the people by keeping the food supply and regulate people's food intake through methods such as distribution centers. This creates a society where the people struggle with hunger and have to share their basic needs. In dystopian novels, food also affects the social and cultural aspects of society. Coming together, sharing limited resources and living in solidarity enables people to support each other in oppressive conditions. However, this situation destroys individual expression and different flavors. In dystopian novels, it is told how the characters maintain or lose their social ties and personalities through food consumption. In this study, it will be examined the limitations of food, water and other basic needs, environmental disasters and the impact of totalitarian government on society, which are emphasized in the Hunger Games series, MaddAddam Trilogy and Lord of the Flies novels.

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