Konstary Willeman under the Sign of beauty. The Relation between the Main Character and the Female Figures in the Novel ’’Morphine’’ by Szczepan Twardoch Cover Image

Konstanty Willemann sub semnul feminității. Relația dintre personajul principal și figurile feminine în romanul ,,Morfina’’ de Szczepan Twardoch
Konstary Willeman under the Sign of beauty. The Relation between the Main Character and the Female Figures in the Novel ’’Morphine’’ by Szczepan Twardoch

Author(s): Iulia-Mihaela Rosu
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Philology
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Women; dominance; frustration; confusion; loss;

Summary/Abstract: This article studies the female figures in one of Szczepan Twardoch’s best known novels, The Morfin. Female figures in contemporary literature show another side of women, we no longer read about ideal mothers and wives. The relationship between the main character, Kostek and the women in his life is one of submission; he is weak while the women in his life have strong, dominant personalities. His constant need of being around women creates a feminine alter ego in the character’s mind; his Grey Friend or The Voice, knows everything about the present, the past, even about the future, she knows everything about Kostek and remembers all of his childhood traumas, even his repressed memories. Although Kostek seems to be drawn into his vices and weak-nesses by the women in his life, he unexpectedly finds his strength by a woman’s side.

  • Issue Year: 4/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 91-106
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Romanian