Rewriting the Nostalgic Story: Woman, Desire, Narrative
Rewriting the Nostalgic Story: Woman, Desire, Narrative
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"She decided that since she was setting out on the greatest adventure any person can take, that of the Holy Grail, she ought to have a name (identity). She had to name 128 herself" (9) . Ironically, by taking the name of Don Quixote she assumes the identity of an other, not necessarily her own identity.
Acker represents subjectivity in Don Quixote , as in Blood and Guts in High School , as a point of alienation and confusion for woman whose identity is constructed within male culture by naming,... clothing, and through cultural narratives such as the Oedipal story. 4 While Acker writes herself into the traditionally male narrative as the questing knight, her parodic frame reveals how utterly ludicrous that position is for woman. At the same time that she assumes the position of questing hero, Don Quixote, she exposes the impossibility of assuming that position by, for instance, repeatedly deferring her subjectivity to an other.
Don Quixote attempts to tell her own story, but in dreams and visions assumes various identities throughout the narrative: Lulu who has an affair with her professor Schigold; Villebranche, a woman who dresses as a man and has 4 Most of Acker's work dramatizes the critis of the subject in contemporary society.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
"She decided that since she was setting out on the greatest adventure any person can take, that of the Holy Grail, she ought to have a name (identity). She had to name 128 herself" (9) . Ironically, by taking the name of Don Quixote she assumes the identity of an other, not necessarily her own identity.
Acker represents subjectivity in Don Quixote , as in Blood and Guts in High School , as a point of alienation and confusion for woman whose identity is constructed within male culture by naming,... clothing, and through cultural narratives such as the Oedipal story. 4 While Acker writes herself into the traditionally male narrative as the questing knight, her parodic frame reveals how utterly ludicrous that position is for woman. At the same time that she assumes the position of questing hero, Don Quixote, she exposes the impossibility of assuming that position by, for instance, repeatedly deferring her subjectivity to an other.
Don Quixote attempts to tell her own story, but in dreams and visions assumes various identities throughout the narrative: Lulu who has an affair with her professor Schigold; Villebranche, a woman who dresses as a man and has 4 Most of Acker's work dramatizes the critis of the subject in contemporary society.
What to read after Rewriting the Nostalgic Story: Woman, Desire, Narrative?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Brown, Teresa M. to read onlineMoreLess
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