Politics of Irony in Nadine Gordimer’s The Conservationist
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2008
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Department of English
Abstract
This present dissertation on The Conservationist by Nadine Gordimer attempts to show
the vivid picture of the South-African industrialist, Mehring, the protagonist of the novel, who is
presented as the conservationist of the farm but in the end he is ironically shown as an exploiter.
He has all the privileges and possessions that South Africa has to offer but his possessions refuse
to remain as assets. The farm is his heaven for seduction and than he constructs his own truth and
values which depend upon random and unsuitable sexual encounters, unlimited mediation upon
death and alienation from his family. Though, he has all sorts of possessions and facilities , he
can not entertain himself and finally becomes unbearable that leads to his own destruction
resulting into politics of irony
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Irony Politics, conservationist, dramatic irony