SIŁA KLĄTWY, MAGIA WODY I (NIE)MOŻNOŚĆ ZMIANY CZASU W NOWELI JAŃCIO WODNIK JANA JAKUBA KOLSKIEGO
CURSES, WATER MAGIC, AND (IN)ABILITY TO CHANGE TIME IN JAN JAKUB KOLSKI’S JOHNNIE WATERMAN

Summary/Abstract: The text raises the issue of the presence of the magical sphere in the human experience. Johnnie Wa-terman, the protagonist of a short story and a film by Jan Jakub Kolski, experiences a mysterious forcethat begins to govern his life. This secret power is related to water, through which the hero begins toheal, and in short order becomes a holy man of sorts. Using this character as and example, the authorposes a question about the meaning of human fate and the moral aspects of human existence. He alsoshows human life as dependent on mythical and symbolic meanings that in fact create reality. JohnnieWaterman, who is finally undone by his own pride, wants to turn back time, because he believes thatthis magical “band-aid” will repair the harm he had caused. However, it is only his understanding ofwho he is and what he was doing that brings the desired change and makes the hero start living togetherwith his family. The curse that befell Jańcio on the one hand unleashed evil, on the other — it becamea chance for the hero to find the truth about himself and the surrounding world.

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