„Poor, shrinking violet”
On Breaking the Social Image of the Victim
in the Literary Triptych about Halszka Opfer Cover Image

„Biedna, szara myszka” O przełamywaniu społecznego wizerunku ofiary w literackim tryptyku o Halszce Opfer
„Poor, shrinking violet” On Breaking the Social Image of the Victim in the Literary Triptych about Halszka Opfer

Author(s): Martyna Okrajni
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: victim; Halszka Opfer; Katarzyna Surmiak-Domańska; Polish literature after 1989

Summary/Abstract: This article shows the functioning of the social image of the victim and describes a particular attempt to overcome it, based on Halszka Opfer’s autobiographical books and Katarzyna Surmiak-Domańska’s reportage. This triptych proves that the adopted perspective determines the readingof the text and how difficult it is to break free from the social, as well as one’s own, framework.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 115-125
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish