Abstract
The paper studies the affinities between Foucault’s others and Camus’ absurd heroes i.e. Meursault and Caligula. The paper traces, through a thorough analysis of Camus’ The Stranger and Caligula, the development of Meursault and Caligula from being members of society to their downfall as outcasts. Society is threatened by individuals who deviate from social norms and follow their own subjective passions. Such individuals, since they defy the episteme of society, must be contained and made an example of so that other members of society do not follow suit. The discourses, produced by the dominant episteme of the time, create zones of exclusion where, madmen, criminals, lepers and idlers are kept. The process of ostracism entails a series of events starting from, formation of objects, authorities of delimitation, grids of specification and the zones of exclusions. The paper discusses in detail the processes responsible for the exclusion of Camus’ absurd heroes from the social sphere. The paper concludes that Foucauldian Renaissance like situation still persists in modern day societies where different episteme and discourses create zones of social exclusion. The connection between Renaissance, Foucault’s and Camus’ and the present day society, be it eastern of western, is implied in the paper.
Authors
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Imran Aslam
- Lecturer, Department of English, University of Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan
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Syeda Hajra Batool
- Lecturer, Govt. English, Associate College for Women, Bajrah Garhi Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
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Imrana Zulfiqar
- Lecturer, Department of English, Superior Group of Colleges Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords
Authorities of Delimitation, Formation of Objects, Foucault, Grids of Specification, Renaissance, Zones of Exclusion
DOI Number
10.47205/plhr.2021(5-II)1.49
Page Nos
636-649
Volume & Issue
v5-2
