Art is a broad category that can include everything from poetry to sculpture. In the novel Snow, poetry is the number one form of art, but that is discussed in another section. Theater also plays an important role. The only time the National Theater did live broadcasts was when a play was being preformed. A coup occurred after a particularly controversial play when the religious students were offended by the content. Ka was advised many times to keep a low profile so as not to be killed for writing poems. Danger is irrevocably associated with art because art embodies opinion. This can clearly be seen in the last play by Sunay Zaim. Sunay is shot (planned by Sunay himself) and Kadife bears her head, all in the name of art (well, perhaps not the latter).
Art is treated with hostility throughout the novel, and we believe this is because it expresses ideas and opinions that some see threatening to their way of life. Pamuk, however, doesn’t want art to be seen this way, and through this novel he manages it.
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