An Existentialist Approach to the Critical Analysis Nadine Gordimer’s The Pickup

The purpose of this study is to offer insight on Nadine Gordimer's analytical approach to depicting existentialism in Julie Summers in The Pickup. It necessitates going into a section of Gordimer's writing that many scholars have neglected. That is the situation's philosophical element. That dimension is concerned with man's being and existence. Individual freedom and responsibility, according to existentialism, a philosophical and literary school of thought, are two variables that govern man's existence in any given community. The study looks at the novel's text in order to illustrate the conflict between society and the individual. In The Pickup, Gordimer places Julie in a situation where she must choose between what she wants to accomplish and what society expects of her. Julie's attempt to map out her life's paths, as well as her efforts to overcome a number of obstacles, will be examined in depth here in order to underline the existential aspect that underlay it. In a nutshell, Gordimer's approach of portraying Julie will be examined from an existential perspective. Julie's personal sense of self and the lens through which she observes the surrounding community, its values, and social traditions will be the subject of the study.

Keywords: Philosophical, freedom, rejection, individual, adaptation

The purpose of this study is to offer insight on Nadine Gordimer's analytical approach to depicting existentialism in Julie Summers in The Pickup. It necessitates going into a section of Gordimer's writing that many scholars have neglected. That is the situation's philosophical element. That dimension is concerned with man's being and existence. Individual freedom and responsibility, according to existentialism, a philosophical and literary school of thought, are two variables that govern man's existence in any given community. The study looks at the novel's text in order to illustrate the conflict between society and the individual. In The Pickup, Gordimer places Julie in a situation where she must choose between what she wants to accomplish and what society expects of her. Julie's attempt to map out her life's paths, as well as her efforts to overcome a number of obstacles, will be examined in depth here in order to underline the existential aspect that underlay it. In a nutshell, Gordimer's approach of portraying Julie will be examined from an existential perspective. Julie's personal sense of self and the lens through which she observes the surrounding community, its values, and social traditions will be the subject of the study.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Philosophical, freedom, rejection, individual, adaptation

Thamer Yousif Allawi & Waleed Noaman Sabah (2022). An Existentialist Approach to the Critical Analysis Nadine Gordimer’s The Pickup. Journal of Current Researches on Educational Studies, 12 (1), 13-22.