%0 Journal Article
%T K¡¯s Silent Defiance in <em>Life &amp; Time of Michael K</em> from the Perspective of Kant¡¯s Conception of Freedom
%A Zhuyujie Zou
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 11
%N 8
%P 1-9
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2024
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1112033
%X The book <em>Life &amp; Time of Michael K</em> is Coetzee¡¯s great work, and won the Booker Prize. <em>Life &amp; Time of Michael K</em> describes Michael K¡¯s miserable fate in South Africa amid a civil war, but he faces suffering bravely through his silent defiance. Most studies, however, have focused on K¡¯s silent defiance from postcolonial theory, Sartre¡¯s existentialism, and Foucault¡¯s theories of discipline and punishment, which overlooks the philosophical value of K¡¯s silent defiance. To address this gap, this paper, under the guidance of Kant¡¯s philosophical concept of freedom, explores how K makes silent defiance. A conclusion is reached that K gains freedom in a turbulent society through silent defiance from three aspects: making escape choices, keeping away from interpersonal relationships, and obtaining solace in nature.
%K Life & Time of Michael K
%K Michael K
%K The Transcendental Freedom
%K The Practical Freedom
%K The Sense of Freedom
%K Silent Defiance
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6833125