Defamiliarization

Defamiliarization in Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”

The term “defamiliarization” could appear too technical to explain a process that ought to seem more approachable under the name of “strangeness” and even “unfamiliarity.” “Defamiliarization,” not like different options corresponding to “unfamiliar” or just “strange,” implies a process that turns one thing that was beforehand familiar into something alien. Defamiliarization certainly operates not solely upon language but additionally targets…

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