Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
6. Uluslararası Dil, Kültür ve Edebiyat Sempozyumu, Isparta, Türkiye, 09 Aralık 2021, ss.8
Exploring the
questions of masculinity, loss, rootlessness, discrimination and family,
Chariandy’s Brother touches intensely
upon the tightly constructed fear and how it queers the narrative by making
references to the violent incidents of 1991 summer. David Chariandy brings us
into the lives of Michael and Francis with glittering words and hypnotic
accuracy. They are the kids of Trinidadian immigrants; their father has
vanished, and their mother works double and occasionally triple shifts in order
for her sons to achieve the distant promise of their chosen home. With terrible
emotional impact David Chariandy, a distinct and intriguing voice in Canadian
writing, presents a tragic and important narrative about the tremendous love
that exists between brothers and the senseless loss of lives cut short by a
gunshot. Chariandy covers some of the most emotive themes of our day with care
and intelligence, such as the casual humiliations of being a poor child of
immigrants, the impermeable power-posturing of police in the black community,
and killings dismissed as justifiable.
This study raises the questions of racial discrimination,
homosexuality, trauma and fear culture experienced by silenced individuals
whose fates are determined by prejudiced white race superiority. Beyond the
beautifully written characters, what stands out most about Brother is
Chariandy's brutally honest description of prejudice, violence, and a lack of
opportunity encountered by the Park's residents. Chariandy is cautious to
demonstrate how the community itself contributes to the situation.