Abstract :
The concept of hegemony is a notion of power, domination and enforcing the rules. Hegemony, however, differs from a mere execution of power. Hegemony is also different form the conventional concept of domination. Domination involves the execution of power in order to enforce the law on the people, especially when the people oppose that domination. It doesnt involve the consent of the people who are being dominated. Domination is forceful. Hegemony is domination with consent. This paper discusses the concept of hegemony given by Italian Marxist Antonio Gramsci and its investigation on the novel The Power and the Glory written by Graham Greene. This paper is divided into three parts Introduction, Hegemony in The Power and the Glory and conclusion. Introduction discusses the concept of hegemony and also gives a brief synopsis of the novel. Second part of the paper Hegemony in The Power and the Glory investigates the theory in the novel and the conclusion forms the last part of the paper. Swati Gupta "Gramscian Hegemony in Greenes the Power and the Glory" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-4 , June 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd25099.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/english/25099/gramscian-hegemony-in-greene%E2%80%99s-the-power-and-the-glory/swati-gupta
Keyword :
Power, hegemony, consent, domination