Constructive Destruction: A Study of Destructive Plasticity in Ishiguru’s Characters
Keywords:
Plasticity, Destructive Plasticity, Trauma, Ontological Metamorphosis, Mental DarwinismAbstract
Destructive Plasticity, the constructive destruction, is the consequence of Ontological Metamorphosis, the process of transformation of self that is triggered by the psychological trauma a person is going through. The destructive plasticity may result in the partial or complete memory loss of a person and indifference to all pleasures and shocks. This metamorphic phase in a person’s life, not only affects a person psychologically but the physical makeup of their brain also undergoes modifications. This research will analyze, how do the trauma-stricken characters in the selected texts of Ishiguro survive destructive plasticity? Catherine Malabou’s theory of Plasticity has been narrowed down to the phenomenon in question, i.e.; destructive Plasticity to apply to Ishiguro’s text The Unconsoled to test its validity to real life.
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