The Repositioning of the Other in Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)

لعمش زهرة

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The Repositioning of the Other in Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)

Authors:

لعمش زهرة

Publisher:

centre El Hikma

Journal:

مجلة الحكمة للدراسات الفلسفية Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.1196-1206

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001484908

pISSN:

2602-5264

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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.

Article Details

The Repositioning of the Other in Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)

Authors:

لعمش زهرة

Publisher:

centre El Hikma

Journal:

مجلة الحكمة للدراسات الفلسفية Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.1196-1206

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001484908

pISSN:

2602-5264

The Sociology of Knowledge

The West

The Rest

The Self

The Other

Issues

Article Details

The Repositioning of the Other in Michael Morpurgo's Kensuke's Kingdom (1999)

Authors: لعمش زهرة

Publisher: centre El Hikma

Journal: مجلة الحكمة للدراسات الفلسفية Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.1196-1206

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2025

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001484908

pISSN: 2602-5264

The Sociology of Knowledge

The West

The Rest

The Self

The Other

Issues

Authors:

لعمش زهرة

Publisher:

centre El Hikma

Journal:

مجلة الحكمة للدراسات الفلسفية Vol.13 Issue 2, pp.1196-1206

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2025

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001484908

pISSN:

2602-5264