Application of Astrid Erll’s Theory of Travelling Memory to Elif Shafak’s 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World
Keywords:
Elif Shafak, 10 Minutes 38 seconds in this Strange World, Astrid Erll, and Travelling Memory.Abstract
This research is aimed at analyzing Shafak’s novel 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World (2019) by applying Astrid Erll’s theory of Travelling Memory with specific emphasis on the concepts of Travelling Memory and Locatedness, and Traumatic Memory. This theory was published online on Parallax in 2011. According to Erll, Travelling Memory is an abbreviation for cultural memory and it is a way of watching things which are based on the past and the place where all life exists. This novel is all about memory such as the protagonist known as prostitute Leila who has been brutally murdered by someone and thrown into garbage bin in Istanbul, where she is found physically dead, but mentally alive only for 10 minutes 38 seconds. During this short period of time, the reception of the past in the present is continued by her Travelling Memory and Locatedness, and she recalls her Traumatic Memories of the past from her birth to her death. These memories destroy the internal peace of mind as well as external peace through the reception of the past in the present and bring destruction not only in Leila but in every character and affect them bitterly. Such as Leila’s father Haroun and her friend Zynab turn to be more conservative and religious, her mother Binnaz becomes more scared, her friend Sinan gets regretful while Nostalgia and Leila embrace atheism. They all grab bitter memories in order to escape from previous memories and ultimately Leila and her friends are forced to adopt prostitution as profession to stay alive. Moreover, Leila’s dead body becomes a traumatic memory for her friends as Turkish authorities refuse to give the dead to those who are not in blood relation. She is simply buried in the cemetery of the companionless without Islamic ritual burials. This cemetery is for those who are rejected by their family and society, and Leila is one of them. So, the present research is very important as it enlightens the readers about the role of travelling memory. Besides, it gives voice to prostitutes, the marginalized community.
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