This paper explores the concept of cultural alienation in the context of migration through a comparative analysis of Malcolm Bradbury’s Eating People Is Wrong and Bekir Yıldız’s Türkler Almanya’da. Bradbury’s novel explores the challenges faced by foreign students from former colonies studying in England in the 1950s, highlighting their struggles with cultural clashes and social acceptance. Yıldız’s novel, on the other hand, focuses on Turkish workers in Germany in the 1960s, examining their experiences of alienation due to language barriers, cultural differences and societal discrimination. Through the lens of postcolonial theory and concepts of alienation articulated by thinkers such as Ahmet Cevizci, Karl Marx, Frantz Fanon and Homi Bhabha, this study explores the psychological and social impact of migration on individual identity and cultural integration. The study also highlights how both groups experience feelings of estrangement and dislocation within their host societies, ultimately leading to a sense of alienation. By comparing these two novels, the paper sheds light on the persistent issues of cultural alienation in the context of migration and offers insights into the wider implications for contemporary society.
Yusuf Ziyaettin Turan (Fri,) studied this question.