НЕДОСТАТАК ОЧИНСКЕ ФИГУРЕ И МОТИВ ОРОНУЛЕ КУЋЕ У АНДРИЋЕВИМ ДЕЛИМА
THE LACK OF A FATHER FIGURE AND THE MOTIVE OF A DILUTE HOUSE IN ANDRIĆ'S WORKS

Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the lack of a father figure in Andrić's works, first in the stories "Aska and the Wolf" and "Anikina Vremena", and then in the novel Gospođica. At the center of these three works of Andrić are female characters who lack a father figure. Since Andrić observes this lack from multiple perspectives, in the paper we examine the development of these heroines, their actions and, finally, the consequences of such a lack. The concept of lack is not unambiguous, in this sense, the consequences will not be uniform either. This lack will cause a specific type of rebellion in all heroines (and some male characters), which will then activate a number of other motifs. One of the more striking motifs is the motif of a dilapidated, suppressed and ashamed ancestral home. The motif of such a house from the novel Miss Andrić will be transferred to the short story “On the Shore” (1952) and will further examine the consequences of hatred towards one’s own, that is, the consequences of self-hatred, which will also appear in various forms in the other short stories mentioned. The motif of a dilapidated house and the motif of self-hatred will be correlated with a fascination with the foreign. The foreign will often appear in the eyes of Andrić’s heroes in strong light and whiteness. The death of the father is, therefore, the literal, but also metaphorical death of the system, which from that moment on will represent a dilapidated house for the heroes/heroines. This perception in the heroes will further activate a fascination with the foreign, the new and different. The fascination with the foreign will most often lead them to destruction, or self-destruction. Unlike all of Andrić's heroes and heroines of this type, Aska is the only one who will not only not end up in destruction but will "find balance"; and not only will she live in peace with the environment in which she was born, but will also manage to create a higher value.

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