Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi Journal of Academic Language and Literature Cilt/Volume: 4, Sayı/Issue: 4, Aralık/December 2020 Senem ÜSTÜN KAYA Angels or Demons: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi, Başkent A Comparative Analysis of Motherhood Üniversitesi / Turkey Concept in World Literature
[email protected] Melekler veya Şeytanlar: Dünya Edebiyatında Annelik Olgusu Üzerine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6537-9769 Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz Araştırma Makalesi/Research Article Geliş Tarihi/Received: 05.07.2020 Kabul Tarihi/Accepted: 01.09.2020 Yayım Tarihi/Published: 11.09.2020 Atıf/Citation Üstün Kaya, Senem (2020). Melekler veya Şeytanlar: Dünya Edebiyatında Annelik Olgusu Üzerine Karşılaştırmalı Bir Analiz. Akademik Dil ve Edebiyat Dergisi, 4 (4), s. 872-887. DOI: 10.34083/akaded.755543. Üstün Kaya, Senem (2020). Angels or Demons: A Comparative Analysis of Motherhood Concept in World Literature. Journal of Academic Language and Literature, 4 (4), p. 872-887. DOI: 10.34083/akaded.755543. https://doi.org/10.34083/akaded.755543 Bu makale iThenticate programıyla taranmıştır. This article was checked by iThenticate. Angels or Demons: A Comparative Analysis of Motherhood Concept in World Literature | 873 Abstract From the beginning of the history of humanity, motherhood has been considered as the most sacred and constant attribute in many cultures. During periods, although women’s roles and responsibilities have changed due to the social, politic and economic events, the main responsibility of a woman has always been accepted as ‘‘motherhood’’. With the modern era, as women participated in social spheres, mothering has been shaped in terms of expectations and prejudices. Motherhood has evolved through ages, yet, the expected notions of mothers mirror and recall similar attributes in almost all cultures: patience, self-sacrifice, compassion, charity and unconditional love towards children.