Abstract
Since childhood is the golden age of human being’s life, Le Clezio has tried to introduce children as the main heroes in most of his works. In Le Clezio’s works, child is the symbol of freedom, purity and simplicity. Such an attitude towards the child and children’s world makes the writer to depict a close connection that exists between the child and the world realities such as society, nature and happiness. He writes about a society full of dirt, a nature that its elements speak to the child and a kind of happiness that the child himself creates in the world.
Highlights
The seventy-one year old Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio is a French author who has been attracted to traditional and simple lives of the people
IJCLTS 1 (2):40-43, 2013 In Le Clezio’s opinion, characters -mostly children- are basically close to the origins of the life, and artificial decors or natural decors enable the human being to surrender himself to the simple feeling of life and existence
The heroes in most of Le Clezio’s works are children who are escaping from the society in which there is no place for them because they feel alone in this society full of paradoxes
Summary
The seventy-one year old Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clezio is a French author who has been attracted to traditional and simple lives of the people. In Le Clezio’s opinion, characters -mostly children- are basically close to the origins of the life, and artificial decors (such as streets, cafes and the city) or natural decors (such as the sea and the desert) enable the human being to surrender himself to the simple feeling of life and existence. In his works, Le Clezio has shown that with a total immersion in the moment, the human beings become eternal and universal. The feeling of happiness is the only possible response to the torments of the man of the twentieth century
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: International Journal of Comparative Literature and Translation Studies
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
