THE SIGNIFICANCE OF LINGUISTIC CONCEPTUAL “METAPHOR OF VISION” IN TERMS OF TRANSCULTURE

Abstract

The article deals with the significance of linguistic conceptual “metaphor of vision” in terms of transculture, in particular in Jhumpa Lahiri’s writing. The aim of the article is an attempt to explore conceptual “metaphor of vision” in Lahiri’s fiction and in terms of transculture, and how the metaphor is extended by variations on core metaphors. It is indicated that “metaphor of vision” is an important aspect of Lahiri’s poetics; metaphor is directly related to gender issues and interpreted as conceptual (individual). In many Lahiri’s stories, we notice that women are often objectified. They become the object, the body in the sight of men (who appear as passive objects), and very often only physical appearance/ beauty is important to them.