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Dynamics of Power and Ideological Contention: A Critical Examination of Postwar Psychological and Political Discourse in David Hare’s Plenty"
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Hussein Mutashar *   , Fazel Amjad |
| Kharazmi university & NA |
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This paper offers a critical exploration of the postwar psychological and political terrain depicted in David Hare’s Plenty, with a particular emphasis on the interplay of power and emergent political trajectories. Anchored in Organski’s Power Transition Theory, the study interrogates the residual impacts of World War II on personal identity formation and shifting power dynamics. Employing a single-case cultural analysis centered on the character of Susan Traherne, the research foregrounds the tension between wartime idealism and the pervasive disillusionment of the postwar period. Through qualitative and interpretive methodologies—drawing on frameworks from political psychology and critical discourse analysis—the study uncovers the ways in which sociopolitical ruptures destabilize subjectivity and reconfigure hegemonic structures. The findings reveal that Plenty stages the disintegration of ideological coherence and the psychological ramifications of geopolitical transformation, ultimately portraying individual crises as symptomatic reflections of broader global realignments. |
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| Keywords: Power dynamics, political transformation, postwar subjectivity, critical discourse, political psychology, David Hare, Plenty |
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Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/09/21 | Accepted: 2025/04/20 | Published: 2025/04/20
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