Pamięć o ojczyźnie, języku ojczystym i własnej tożsamości na emigracji na przykładzie powieści „Złap Zająca” Lany Bastašić
Memory of the homeland, mother tongue and own identity in exile on the basis of the novel ‘Catch the Rabbit’ by Lana Bastašić

Author(s): Dorota Magda
Subject(s): Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: identity; exile; memory; homeland
Summary/Abstract: The aim of this work is to analyze the role of memory of the homeland, mother tongue and one’s origins in shaping identity on exile using on the basis of the novel ‘Catch the Rabbit’ by the post-Yugoslav writer Lana Bastašić. The analysis also involves elements of the writer’s biography that refer to the issue of the indeterminacy of identity and memory of native culture, as well as the concept of contemporary patriotism, the understanding of which has changed significantly in recent years. Particular attention was paid to the analysis of the role of Yugoslavia in shaping the post-Yugoslav emigrant identity, which in the novel represents an imaginary world of the past, living primarily in memories and war trauma. The research methods used in the study of this issue are the analysis of intertextual references to other cultural texts and the method of logical construction. The author also used hermeneutics methods. The research shows that regardless of the personal fate of an individual and their current place of residence, the country of origin and the values acquired from the family home will always be the primary source of identity shaping their further life. The foreign culture of the country of emigration, however, has a secondary effect which, although it shapes new behaviors, ultimately does not influence the remodeling of the cultural, sociological and psychological structure of a person.

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