Nostalgia and Fetish Amongst the Remains of the World in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake
Nostalgia and Fetish Amongst the Remains of the World in Margaret Atwood’s Oryx and Crake
Author(s): Olga ŞtefanSubject(s): Literary Texts
Published by: Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Keywords: Apocalypse; Ruin; Fetish; Collection; Objects; Commodity; Margaret Atwood; Space; Dystopia.
Summary/Abstract: The present paper deals with attitudes of nostalgia and fetishistic appropriation of objects in the context of post-apocalyptic landscapes, as described in Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. We speak of ‘apocalyptic landscapes’ referring to catastrophes revolving around extinction and abandonment, following the contemporary, ecologist myth of the endangered landscape.
Journal: Caietele Echinox
- Issue Year: 2014
- Issue No: 27
- Page Range: 291-296
- Page Count: 6
- Language: French
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