Halil Cibrân'ın Kırık Kanatlar Eserinin Van Dijk'in Eleştirel Söylem Çözümlemesine Göre İncelenmesi

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The aim of this research is to examine Khalil Gibran's autobiographical work, Broken Wings, according to Teun A. Van Dijk's critical discourse analysis approach. The research is based on the document analysis approach, one of the qualitative research methods. The research data consists of the work Broken Wings written by Khalil Gibran. The data was divided into four sub-headings in the context of macro structure – micro structure – ideological square and socio-cognitive structure and analyzed using the content analysis method. The findings show that in the macro structure of the work, the oppression exerted by the patriarchal social order on women is the main theme. At the micro structure level, while the silence and helplessness of the female character are emphasized through the metaphors, emotional narrative forms, and contrasts used, discursive patterns in which male-dominated authority is legitimized have been identified. Within the context of Van Dijk's ideological square model, the text reveals that the male-dominated structure represents itself in a positive light, while portraying women in a passive position, through the distinction between us and the other. On a socio-cognitive level, it is determined that the author employs narrative strategies that appeal to social memory and the reader's mental schemas, thus reconstructing the critique of the patriarchal order in the reader's consciousness. In conclusion, the study reveals that the discursive structure of Broken Wings offers an ideological space that reconstructs social reality beyond an individual narrative. In this respect, the research demonstrates that examining literary texts within the context of critical discourse analysis significantly contributes to understanding the deeper structures of these texts.