Abstract
Louis Althusser in his seminal essay Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses in Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays (1970) discusses the ways through which a State dominates/subjugates its subjects by means of Repressive and Ideological State Apparatuses, the effects of which are traceable in Harold Pinter's 1984-play One for the Road. Within this scope, this paper seeks to examine Pinter's one-act play from an Althusserian point of view with a view to demonstrating the manipulative influence of ISAs and SA on the creation of subjects who would serve for the State.
Highlights
Louis Althusser in his seminal essay “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses” in Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays (1970) discusses the ways through which a State dominates/subjugates its subjects by means of Repressive and Ideological State Apparatuses, the effects of which are traceable in Harold Pinter's 1984-play One for the Road
The play lays bare ideology and ideological state apparatuses while showing what happens to the individuals who refuse to become subjects of ideology
Louis Althusser in his seminal essay “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses” in Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays (1970) discusses the ways by which a State dominates its subjects through Repressive and Ideological State Apparatuses and he defines ideology as “a representation of the imaginary relationship of individuals to their real conditions of existence” (56)
Summary
Louis Althusser in his seminal essay “Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses” in Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays (1970) discusses the ways through which a State dominates/subjugates its subjects by means of Repressive and Ideological State Apparatuses, the effects of which are traceable in Harold Pinter's 1984-play One for the Road. It is possible to express what has just been stated within Althusser’s own words: ideology functions in a quadruple system in which individuals are interpellated as subjects, they accept their subjection to the Subject, the subjects mutually recognize each other and completely believe that everything is under their control (61).
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