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T1 The Overflow of Contained Emotions in Anita Rau Badami's "The Hero's Walk": An Analysis of Afffects through the Imagery of Water
A1 González Rodríguez, María Luz
K1 Anita Rau Badami
K1 grief
K1 water symbolism
K1 emotions and metaphor
K1 the body as container
K1 guilt
K1 dirt
K1 dolor
K1 simbolismo del agua
K1 emociones y metáforas
K1 cuerpo como receptáculo
K1 culpa
K1 suciedad
AB In this article, Anita Rau Badami's second novel, The Hero’s Walk (2000), is analysed through the perspective of the field of affects. This analysis examines how the author, through the imagery of water, presents the non-physical reality of feelings and emotions. Water is the most receptive of the elements, a source of continuous, intimate and transitory metamorphoses.  In the form of storms, floods, and other types of natural phenomena related to this element, it is possible to observe how Badami makes use of a metaphorical conceptualisation of intense emotional states related to the psychological trauma that arises from the loss of a loved one. For the purpose of analysis, several important sources in the field of affect theory and water symbolism will be considered. Special emphasis will also be placed on the body (and the house as an integral extension of it) as a receptacle for contained emotions in the processing of pain.
SN 2339-8523
YR 2022
FD 2022
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DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 03-jun-2024