مجلة الحكمة للدراسات الفلسفية
Volume 13, Numéro 2, Pages 1196-1206
2025-09-01
The Repositioning Of The Other In Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)
Authors : Lameche Zohra .
Abstract
Throughout history, the relationship between the West and the Rest has been characterized by Western claims of predominance and authority. Recently, this dynamic has been questioned; the marginalized Other is achieving a revised position in relation to the dominant Self. This paper, through its examination of Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom (1999), explores how modern authors and intellectuals conceptualize the relationship between the Self and the Other. Drawing on Karl Mannheim’s the sociology of knowledge as explained in his Ideology and Utopia: An Introduction to the Sociology of Knowledge (1929), I assert that the portrayal of the Self and the Other has undergone a significant transformation by the twenty-first century. My aim is to demonstrate that this novel can be interpreted within the framework of early twenty-first century prevailing ideology, which promotes tolerance and acceptance of the Other.
Keywords
The Sociology of Knowledge, The West, The Rest, The Self, The Other.
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