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part talked like children who believed in the regeneration of the world, 
and with absolute faith in the almost impossible ideal it had created.
 
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Adıvar 1924, 4 and 6 
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Adıvar 1924, 83 
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Adıvar 1924, 22 

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CHAPTER 5 – TWO SHIRTS OF FLAME 
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Another contrast is between the world of Istanbul and the world of Anatolia. The 
antithesis between the two characters and the two worlds each represents is 
eloquently expressed in the following excerpt in which Peyami is comparing the 
Ottoman İhsan with the Anatolian Cemal
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I found out in my contact with them that the Anatolian type represented 
so perfectly by Djemal was here the dominant one. The will of the 
Anatolian worked and mastered Ihsan imperceptibly but with absolute 
assurance.
In the opening scenes of the novel Peyami as an official of the Foreign Ministry in 
common with others with a Europeanised background thinks that a good peace for 
Turkey will be achieved by making representations to the Allies. In this the novel 
represents a stage in the thinking of Halide Edip herself who for a while was a 
“Wilsonian”. The transformation of Peyami and İhsan into nationalists is prompted 
by the arrival in Istanbul of Ayşe, fleeing the Greek invasion. She gains the name 
“The Daughter of Smyrna” among the patriots of Istanbul. Ayşe is the ideal young 
woman: beautiful clever, educated and at the same time has great dexterity. At once 
she makes her fortune available for the war in Anatolia. While waiting in hiding until 
she crosses to Anatolia she earns her living as a teacher and by lacemaking. She also 
knits socks for the little orphans from Smyrna
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. At the same time she is heavily 
involved in the resistance in Istanbul. Her personal suffering as a result of the 
occupation of İzmir, her character and her wit along with her beauty steal the hearts 
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Adıvar 1924, 16 
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Adıvar 1924, 33, 56 

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