A Vıew In The Narratıve Of Keloğlan Type Pikaresk Expressıon


The Keloğlan type, which is widespread in the Turkish world, is a mythical figure that has meaning depending on the image of baldness. The bald-headed great ancestors are the first archetypal images of a spiritual ritual of the spiritual power of Turkish culture with a disguise motif. In Turkish culture, the soldiers who participated in the war were bald with their horses to obtain a spiritual power. This situation, which has become traditional as a sacred ritual, is a motif that is described as disguise. With the divisible functions of the bald ancestor mythical figure, a cynical, loving and mischievous fairy tale type arises. The features of the hero contrasted with the initial and final situation in Keloğlan's tale; is the distinguishing feature of the picaro type. Keloğlan is a type that reflects the characteristics of picaresque narration in the way of thinking and hearing of the Turkish people / society. The Pikaro type is about the fact that a crushed and exploited hero gains success by changing against the evils of opposing forces. Keloğlan wins the struggle against the opposing forces with the astonishing change seen in picaresque narration. The Keloğlan tales gain a different value with the change of the method of struggle of the picaro type. The struggle of Keloğlan's opponents is not a crude force; It is based on humor and humor, the product of a sharp mind. Hero depicted as pure, poor, stupid and lazy at the beginning of the tale, struggles to awaken in the face of the changing world and man's play. Keloğlan's struggle is against the forces that exploit and oppress society; In this respect Keloğlan's epistles are an example of a social critique that stands out in the picaresque narrative. Keloğlan is the affirmative character of the picaro type; it disrupts its opponents with a method of struggle in which the mind and intelligence are prioritized. In this study, the characteristics of the picaro type will be examined according to Keloğlan type picaresque expression properties. In the Keloğlan tales, the characteristics of the picaro type that will gain new value with Turkish culture will be analyzed with scientific methods.


Keywords


Keloğlan, picaresque narrative, picaro type, humor, irony.

Author : Fevziye ALSAÇ
Number of pages: 1-20
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7827/TurkishStudies.12502
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Journal of Turkish Studies
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