National Identity Formation in Gabriel García Márquez's "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings": A Critical Discourse Analysis

Abstract

This study analyzes Gabriel García Márquez's "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"' national identity creation through critical discourse analysis. The study examines how ideology, power relations, and power language shape national identity through discourse. How does the text form national identity? What are the text's concealed national identity-forming ideologies? How does the text depict national identity creation and power? This study answers these concerns using critical discourse analysis to better understand the social and political ramifications of national identity creation and the function of language in constructing collective identity. This study could contribute to the understudied field of critical discourse analysis of national identity formation in literary works, revealing the complex interaction between cultural and political forces that shape national identity in literature and society.