Résumé:
This research addresses the contemporary discourse on the issue of rejecting fixed notions and concepts by examining utopia. That is a metaphysical concept which developed over time into a multifaceted and rich notion. However, the literature available does not sufficiently explore the utopian potentials in Kazuo Ishiguro’s science fiction novel Klara and the Sun. The study,
ultimately, examines and problematizes the utopian tenets in this narrative, that are set in a futuristic technologically driven world. Following Jacques Derrida’s binary opposition as the major framework for the deconstruction of such perfectionist tendencies. In this respect, the theoretical background of both utopian ideals and binary opposition is settled in the first chapter
titled “Beyond Harmony: The Fabric of Utopia and Derrida’s Binary Opposition. This chapter serves as the basis for the textual and close analysis conducted in the second chapter titled “Dreams Deconstructed: The Play Between Binaries.” The analysis is carried through acknowledging the utopian visions of advancement, subverting them by showcasing their
degradation, and lastly embracing their fluidity. This analysis reveals the paradoxes embedded
in the utopian aspirations of the community that Ishiguro crafted on the basis of technology,progress, and advancement. It illustrates how their backlash and degradation shakes the ideal dreams, and how such contradictions stem from the very nature of utopia being an inherently
unstable concept.
