FROM NATURE TO SOCIETY: THEMATIC ANALYSIS APPROACHES IN WHITE FANG AND FLAT EARTHERS: CHARACTER EVOLUTION AND ANALYSIS

Abstract

This study offers a comparative literary analysis of Jack London’s White Fang and Sezgin Kaymaz’s Flat Earthers, focusing on the transformation of characters and the thematic structures shaped by human-nature-animal relations. The research is based on qualitative design and employs document analysis as its primary method. Selected characters from both novels are investigated through descriptive analysis to explore their psychological, social, and cultural development. The study’s corpus consists of London’s White Fang (1906) and Kaymaz’s Flat Earthers (2020), both of which are analyzed in their entirety through thematic comparison. Despite differences in time and cultural background, both novels employ animal protagonists to reflect on human nature and moral values. Themes such as loyalty, compassion, alienation, and love are prominently featured. While London presents nature through a realist lens, Kaymaz utilizes a more metaphysical, ironic, and psychological narrative style. Ultimately, the study aims to reveal how both works highlight the moral and social responsibilities inherent in the human-animal-nature relationship, offering a unique comparative reading of two distinct literary worlds.