Aleph
Volume 11, Numéro 6, Pages 195-208
2024-12-01
Metaphoric Resistance In Ghassan Kanafani’s The Forbidden Weapon (1961).
Authors : Rahmouni Amel .
Abstract
In the hands of Palestinian authors, the pen serves as a weapon aimed against Zionist occupation and aspiring for rightful re-possession. Palestinian literature reflects a collective trauma under Israeli occupation, and stands as a resistant voice that supports a unified Palestinian cause. This research delves into Ghassan Kanafani’s short story “The Forbidden Weapon” written in 1961 and published within his collection of short stories entitled The Land of Sad Oranges (1962), to identify metaphoric symbols applied by the author. It argues that Kanafani uses numerous human, natural, and even animalistic metaphors as tools to reflect Palestinian trauma and the emotions of betrayal that Palestinian callers for freedom face while trying to repossess the usurped land. This research also argues that Kanafani uses Palestinian identity tropes and symbols to assert the abiding Palestinian fight for their land and identity. Theoretically speaking, the research is thematic and analytical. While reading the story from a Postcolonial perspective, this research is also based to a very considerable extent on Edward Said’s ideas reflected in his book The Question of Palestine. It should be noted that all quotes from Kanafani’s “The Forbidden Weapon” are translated from the original Arabic text by the author of this article.
Keywords
Metaphors ; Palestinian Literature ; Ghassan Kanafani ; Resistance ; Repossession ; Usurpation
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