Abstract:

In this work, different aspects of how we perceive the world we live in and how we see “our” position –without being aware- are discussed. Meaning and creation of the indicators world in an urban environment which is dreamed and dwelled in constitute the main theme of the subject. While analyzing the subject, literary works –stories- are of beneficence. First of all, after dealing with the meaning of urban and urban modernity and its historical process, the answers to our question as „How Free Are We?‟ in our daily lives as being modern types in metropolitan cities in terms of its relation with the modern city are sought. Along with the references acquired from Orhan Kemal‟s stories called „Önce Ekmek‟ (Bread Comes First) and „Çamaşırcının Kızı‟ (Daughter of the Laundress), also cited in this work. In this study, the effect of modernism to the people is analyzed.

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