Anarchism in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed

Authors

  • J. Muthulekha Faculty (Ad-Hoc), NIT, Trichy

Keywords:

Ursula K. Le Guin, Anarchism, Society, Law

Abstract

In this paper, Le Guin’s The Dispossessed has been taken up for analyzing anarchists’ profundity of thought and ideology. This paper highlights the domination of the state and focuses on the brutal attitude of the government towards society. Le Guin critiques the laws imbibed by the government as, “To make a thief, make an owner, to create crime, create laws”. Le Guin has pointed out the anarchistic principles as the salvation mode to achieve this high status in one’s life. 

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Published

01.01.2015

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J. Muthulekha. (2015). Anarchism in Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 6(3), 13–19. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/JTREL060304

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Vol. 6 No. 3 (2015): January

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Research Articles

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