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    IX: Monster or victim: Isolation and loneliness in frankenstein by Mary Shelley
    (Peter Lang AG, 2021) Aras,G.
    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is the story of an ambitious scientist Victor Frankenstein and his creature, who is desperately isolated, frustrated and discriminated. For being found hideous and loathsome, he is deserted and despised even by its creator. It is also apparent that Victor Frankenstein is not very much different from his creature as he also experiences loneliness and isolation in his entire life for he is obsessed with the desire for knowledge and science, whereas the creature is forced to lead an isolated and alienated life due to his creator/father because of the way of its unnatural creation, and the creature only yearns for love. The novel is one of the most notable works in which the idea of monster and victim co- exist, and the border between monstrosity and victimisation is blurred because it is not possible to decide who the actual monster is; is it the creator or his creation? Due to being exposed to discrimination and lovelessness, the created/monster becomes violent, and is ready to take revenge; however, he is also doomed to be victimised. The text puts emphasis on isolation and loneliness concerning both the creator who reanimates a dead body and his creation who is born out of death. Since the creator dedicates his whole energy and life to scientific research, he simply neglects familial and social relations. Thus, the two are both isolated. The aim of this essay is to investigate the theme of isolation and loneliness which definitely goes beyond psychological and/or physical breakdown and also leads to darkness, disaster, destruction, and eventually to death with reference to Kristeva's theory of abject. © Peter Lang AG 2021.
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    Live Like Cockroaches: a Homeless Immigrant's Struggle Leading To Stereotypification
    (Peter Lang Publishing Group, 2024) Turgut, Z.R.
    The use of cockroaches as a metaphor to describe the conditions of immigrants in immigrant literature is a problematic and controversial topic. It is a form of dehumanization that reduces individuals to pests or insects and constitution of demeaning stereotypes and xenophobia. The use of this metaphor can be traced back to colonial and racist attitudes towards non-white, non-Western individuals who were often depicted as primitive, dirty, and inhuman. This view which was used to justify colonialism and segregation is still prevailing in contemporary society through media and cultural representations. In Rawi Hage's novel Cockroach (2008), the use of the cockroach as a metaphor is a central theme throughout the book. The novel tells the story of an unnamed Lebanese immigrant who is struggling to make a new life in Montreal, Canada. The protagonist sees himself as a cockroach, a resilient survivor that can adapt to any environment and cope with any hardship. The cockroach metaphor in this novel might be interpreted in several ways. On the one hand, it can be seen as an indicator of the protagonist's resilience and ability to survive in a hostile and challenging environment. Since the cockroach is known for its ability to survive in harsh conditions, the protagonist sees himself as embodying these traits. On the other hand, the use of the cockroach as a metaphor might also be seen as the representation of the maltreatment of immigrants in Western societies. The protagonist is often marginalized and discriminated, and his identification with the cockroach can be seen as a way of highlighting the way that immigrants are often seen as pests or insects by mainstream society. Thus, the aim of this chapter is to examine Rawi Hage's novel Cockroach in order to reveal the struggles of immigrants in a new country who try to survive although they face many problems, including isolation, discrimination, poverty, and cultural exclusion. © 2023 Peter Lang Group AG, Lausanne. Published by Peter Lang GmbH, Berlin, Deutschland. All rights reserved.
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    Aptamer-Based Magnetic Isolation and Specific Detection System for listeria Monocytogenes from Food Samples
    (Elsevier, 2024) Bayramoglu, Gulay; Ozalp, Veli Cengiz; Arica, Mehmet Yakup
    In this work, an aptamer-based magnetic system was designed for specific and rapid detection of Listeria monocytogenes in food samples. To prepare the selective magnetic system against the target bacterium, firstly, magnetic particles (Fe3O4) were coated with two hydrophilic polymer layers. The specific aptamer immobilized magnetic system efficiently captured L. monocytogenes cells in a competitive response time of approximately 10 min. The magnetic aptamer detection system was very specific to L. monocytogenes and had high selective, up to 97.6 % compared to the Listeria species (Listeria ivanovii, Listeria innocua, and Listeria seeligeri) and other bacteria species Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Basillus subtilus. The isolation and detection of L. monocytogenes from food samples using the presented method are fast and reliable. Moreover, another significant factor to be contemplated is the use of a few chemicals for detection, reducing the cost of analysis, and the results can be obtained within 18 h.