RACE TRAITORS AND INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY IN JOHN HOWARD GRIFFIN’S BLACK LIKE ME, ANDREA LEVY’S SMALL ISLAND, AND IGONI BARRETT’S BLACKASS 2021 MASTER’S THESIS ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE HUSAMULDDIN ALFAISALI Supervised by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muayad Enwiya Jajo ALJAMANI RACE TRAITORS AND INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY IN JOHN HOWARD GRIFFIN’S BLACK LIKE ME, ANDREA LEVY’S SMALL ISLAND, AND IGONI BARRETT’S BLACKASS Husamulddin ALFAISALI T.C. Karabuk University Institute of Graduate Programs Department of English Language and Literature Prepared as Master’s Thesis SUPERVISED BY Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muayad Enwiya Jajo AL-JAMANI KARABUK June 2021 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................. 1 THESIS APPROVAL PAGE ....................................................................................... 3 DECLARATION .......................................................................................................... 4 DEDICATION .............................................................................................................. 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................................................................ 6 ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... 7 ÖZ ................................................................................................................................... 8 ARCHIVE RECORD INFORMATION .................................................................... 9 ARŞİV KAYIT BİLGİLERİ...................................................................................... 10 ABBREVIATIONS ..................................................................................................... 11 SUBJECT OF THE RESEARCH ............................................................................. 12 PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH............................................................................. 12 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH .................................................................. 12 METHOD OF THE RESEARCH ............................................................................. 12 HYPOTHESIS OF THE RESEARCH ..................................................................... 13 RESEARCH PROBLEM ........................................................................................... 13 SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS / DIFFICULTIES ................................................... 13 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................... 14 RESEARCH FINDINGS ............................................................................................ 14 CHAPTER ONE ......................................................................................................... 15 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................... 15 1.1. An Overview to Individual Psychology ..................................................... 15 1.1.1. Inferiority Complex ............................................................................ 17 1.1.2. Superiority Complex........................................................................... 19 1.1.3. Fictional Finalism / Subjective Final Goal ....................................... 21 1.1.4. The Style of Life .................................................................................. 22 1.1.5. Holism .................................................................................................. 24 1 1.2. Racism .......................................................................................................... 25 1.2.1. An Overview to Racial Discrimination ............................................. 25 1.2.2. White Privilege .................................................................................... 27 1.2.3. Race Treason ....................................................................................... 28 CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................ 31 JOHN HOWARD GRIFFIN’S BLACK LIKE ME .................................................. 31 2.1. Literature Review ....................................................................................... 31 2.2. Individual Psychology in Black Like Me ................................................... 33 2.3. White Privilege and Race Treason in Black Like Me .............................. 44 CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................... 56 ANDREA LEVY’S SMALL ISLAND ........................................................................ 56 3.1. Literature Review ....................................................................................... 56 3.2. Individual Psychology in Small Island ...................................................... 58 3.2.1. Gilbert Joseph ..................................................................................... 58 3.2.2. Hortense Roberts ................................................................................ 61 3.2.3. Queenie Buxton ................................................................................... 66 3.2.4. Bernard Bligh ...................................................................................... 69 3.3. The Underprivileged Blacks and Race Treason in Small Island ............ 71 CHAPTER FOUR....................................................................................................... 87 IGONI BARRETT’S BLACKASS ............................................................................. 87 4.1. Literature Review ....................................................................................... 87 4.2. Individual Psychology in Blackass............................................................. 88 4.3. The Black Instigators and Race Treason in Blackass .............................. 99 CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................... 111 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................ 115 REFERENCES.......................................................................................................... 117 CURRICULUM VITAE........................................................................................... 124 2 THESIS APPROVAL PAGE I certify that in my opinion the thesis submitted by Husamulddin ALFAISALI titled “RACE TRAITORS AND INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOLOGY IN JOHN HOWARD GRIFFIN’S BLACK LIKE ME, ANDREA LEVY’S SMALL ISLAND, AND IGONI BARRETT’S BLACKASS” is fully adequate in scope and in quality as a thesis for the degree of Master of Arts. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muayad Enwiya Jajo AL-JAMANI .......................... Thesis Advisor, Department of English Language and Literature This thesis is accepted by the examining committee with a unanimous vote in the Department of English Language and Literature as a Master of Arts thesis. 06/14/2021 Examining Committee Members (Institutions) Signature Chairman : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muayad AL-JAMANI (KBU) .......................... Member : Assist. Prof. Dr. Nazila HEİDARZADEGAN (KBU) .......................... Member : Assist. Prof. Dr. NAĞME NAYEBPOUR (AICU) .......................... The degree of Master of Arts by the thesis submitted is approved by the Administrative Board of the Institute of Graduate Programs, Karabuk University. Prof. Dr. Hasan SOLMAZ .......................... Director of the Institute of Graduate Programs 3 DECLARATION I hereby declare that this thesis is the result of my own work and all information included has been obtained and expounded in accordance with the academic rules and ethical policy specified by the institute. Besides, I declare that all the statements, results, materials, not original to this thesis have been cited and referenced literally. Without being bound by a particular time, I accept all moral and legal consequences of any detection contrary to the aforementioned statement. Name Surname: Husamulddin ALFAISALI Signature: 4 DEDICATION I dedicate this work to all the victims of racism and their victimizers. 5 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I will not claim that without the help of Tom, Dick, and Harry this thesis would not have been written, yet I will show my appreciation to those who motivated me and showed a sense of support throughout my thesis journey. This brings me to extend a word of thanks to my family in general, and to my lovely parents in specific for increasing their financial and moral support. They paved the way for me to reach this significant milestone in my life. Also, I would like to acknowledge my supervisor, Professor Muayad Jajo, whose professionalism, guidance, and consideration deserve my sincere gratitude. Likewise, I am deeply grateful to Professor Harith Turki for inspiring my interest in Psychology. In the end, for being such an empathetic friend throughout my studies abroad, I would also love to thank my dear friend, Fayrose. 6 ABSTRACT Racism worldwide is usually discussed by scholars in terms of social justice, but not explaining psychologically why it does not cease to exist. This thesis explores the psychological sense of superiority and inferiority feelings of literary characters from the white race and the black race. It also investigates race treason and its connection with “White Privilege” in three literary