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T1 Alteridad y aliedad: reflexiones sobre identidad y marginalidad en A Good Man in Africa de William Boyd
A1 Rivas Campoamor, Cristina
AB When we hear the word Identity the first image that comes to ourmind is a pleasant place where our sense of belonging acts as a protectiveshield against the unknown, the alien. But this is only an unconsciousresponse built up by an ideological construct that convenientlyenthrals our Self and surreptitiously makes us accept certain social conventionsand rules. If we just analyse it more carefully we will discoverthat this hypothetical shelter is just the prime source for a Marginalitythat not only is felt by those who do not belong to the group, but also bythose that are part of it. Identity, then, turns out to be something of ahuman bondage with a terrific capacity for isolation. And this is preciselywhat the characters in Boyd’s novel painfully experience and whatthe author tries to convey through the bitter irony that soaks this satirewhich, mercifully, is presented to the reader under the mild appearanceof a comic novel.
PB Servicio de Publicaciones. Universidad de La Laguna
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YR 1999
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RD 09-may-2024