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Vol. 12 No. 07 (2025)
International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development

Articles

IDEOLOGICAL VIOLENCE AND INTELLECTUAL RESISTANCE IN THE DYSTOPIAN NOVEL “BEND SINISTER” BY V. NABOKOV

Published 2025-07-25

  • Pulatova Sabina Sharifovna

Pulatova Sabina Sharifovna
Second-year PhD student of Bukhara State University

Abstract

This article examines the artistic depiction of social relations in Vladimir Nabokov’s novel “Bend Sinister”, focusing on the conflict between intellectual freedom and totalitarian power. Through the character of Adam Krug, Nabokov portrays the resistance of reason, individuality, and moral integrity against ideological coercion and political violence. The analysis highlights how the narrative uses allegory, satire, and retrospective episodes to critique the artificiality and dehumanization inherent in totalitarian systems.

Keywords

“Bend Sinister”, social relations, totalitarianism, intellectual freedom, individuality, Nabokov, ideological coercion.

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