"New Life" begins with this sentence...
I just want to learn English language.
But it is really too hard language.And who owns English Language, I don't know.
I could not find a big difference in that translation or enterpretion.
Turkish and English are different languages.
Don't compare pears with apples...

To me White Castle is more about the definition of "myself"
Who am I? What makes me "myself" ?
Why someone tries to be someone else?
And the last question :Was it really the italian guy that stayed in Istanbul ? or can we call him italian any more ? (since in a manner he chose to stay)

From the other side, I was impressed with the transformation of the Ottoman guy. To express his theories on Astronomy and other scientific issues, he chose to be "muneccimbasi" , a post he was making fun of.