The Setting and Being in the Novel, During the Arab Spring the Lebanese Novel “Hay Al American”, an Example

Salma Michel Atallah

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The Setting and Being in the Novel, During the Arab Spring the Lebanese Novel “Hay Al American”, an Example

Salma Michel Atallah

Published in International Journal of European Studies (Volume 5, Issue 2)

Received: 5 December 2020 Accepted: 4 January 2021 Published: 2 July 2021

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The setting creates meaning in a novel when the novelist turns it into a tool to express certain positions on the world. “Hay Al American” (Americans Neighborhood) novel by Lebanese novelist “Jabbour Al Douaihy” is quintessentially a place centered novel; made clear by the actions and characteristics of this place, setting a ripe ground for terrorism and radicalism… Among these characteristics: Applying poverty to a place that was closely related to violence and the flourishing of fundamentalist movements, which were searching for these places where they can find fertile grounds for choosing followers and for the consolidation of extremism in their minds. As well as the frustration that dominated the place due to war, explosions, deaths, the spread of pollution and the disappearance of green spaces … Which made the setting unable to cater to the aspirations of its residents who either chose to abandon it or continue to live in it in despair. The state and parents’ negligence also contributed in fostering radicalism, as parents were often absent from the reality of their children and what they were facing, which made it easier for religious leaders to swoop down on the youth after having distorted religion and exploited it to achieve their own agendas. The state was also absent from the setting, confining its role in suppression, surveillance, and arrest, far from embracing, protection, initiative, planning and reform… This setting made the self-flounder in total loss, separating it from its reality and true authenticity. However, in a split of time, it was able to embrace its being and find its authenticity even for a brief moment…

Published in	International Journal of European Studies (Volume 5, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijes.20210502.11
Page(s)	37-47
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Setting, Terrorism, Extreme Religion, Deprivation, Frustration

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Salma Michel Atallah

Arabic Language Department, Faculty of Humanities, Notre Dame University, Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon

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