Train journeys in early short stories
Keywords:
Colonial modernity, Social behavior, Capitalism, Neo-literate society, Tradition, signifierAbstract
Movements in the social and cultural fields of each era have a decisive role in shaping literature. Modern prose literature is itself a creation of colonial modernity. The writers of that time were the advocates of the transformations that happened as a part of modernity. Literary genres such as novels and short stories can be evaluated according to the social nature of colonial modernity. Urban lifestyles, mechanization, a new awakening in education and the transition to capitalism were marked by stories of the day. Mechanical advances are welcomed with curiosity and respect, and their role in determining culture is illustrated through the stories. Intended to be an inquiry into the social behavior shaped by early short stories with train backdrops as a signifier of the mechanized world.
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