National Identity in Eric Ambler's Journey into Fear

Eric Ambler's National Identity in Terror's Travel In his novel 'The Coffin of Dofitrios', Erik Ambler wrote: "The character of man, the structure of his bones and the organization that covers it are organisms It is a product of the academic process, I will create a face. "(269). The difference between the body and the face, "the mask of the devil" is an important metaphor for Ambler (269) "two-sided". It understands that "screens hide the naked heart ... they instinctively understand that the mask can not be a person behind them, but they are often shocked by proof of the facts" ( 269).

These two patriotic brands are not unique to the United States. Eric Kaufman, a sociologist and a nationalist scholar at the University of London, observed that the concept of national identity is intensely debated in all countries of the world. The national identity is not usually a top-down phenomenon developed by the Ministry of National Heritage or other central government agencies. This is a bottom-up phenomenon, which is greatly influenced by the experience and understanding of individuals and communities. Because different people have different cultures, class backgrounds and ideological views, they tend to have different concepts of national identity. As a general rule, Kaufman stated that in the wealthy market democracy, similar to Bui's progressive patriotism, wealthier and more educated people are attracted to the concept of citizenship and multicultural national identity . Ethnicity - the concept of cultural background.

Eric Hobsbawm insists that nationalism has died (Hobsbawm, 1990). On the contrary, Llobera considers that the national identity is certainly not eternal, but the death period has not yet arrived (Llobera, 2003). In fact, the identity of the citizens is still dominant in Europe. According to a recent survey, Europeans prefer to maintain national identity and sovereignty, but more and more people are accepting European identity in addition to their national identity. Therefore, European nationalism is another important element of the common identity in Europe and is a major ideological tool for unifying the nation state and the people of Europe in the history of Europe. First, the European Union, with intergovernmental and supranational features, represents a different national organization from the classical nation state. In addition, the power of the EU relies on the sharing of sovereignty of the Member States.