ФАНТАСТИЧЕСКОЕ И РЕАЛЬНОЕ В РОМАНЕ О.А. СЛАВНИКОВОЙ «ЛЁГКАЯ ГОЛОВА»
THE FANTASTIC AND THE REAL IN THE NOVEL “LIGHT HEAD” BY O.A. SLAVNIKOVA

Summary/Abstract: This paper, on the basis of the novel “Light Head” by O.A. Slavnikova, considers the relation between classical and modern antiutopias. The basic principles of correlation between the fantastic and the real are explored. The forms and functions of the fantastic in the artistic structure of the analyzed literary work are identified. The paper analyzes from the above-stated perspective the problematics of antiutopia (freedom and captivity, confrontation between the individual and state), as well as the specifics of plot organization and conflict development, principles for disclosure of the disposition of characters (in the description of authorities, the fantastic element helps to identify their mechanicalness and impersonality; in the description of the main character, it shows that they stand out from the crowd). Furthermore, the role of computer game chronotope and related motifs (game, illusiveness, and simulation) are revealed. It is proved that the relation between the fantastic and the real in the novel under consideration contributes to actualization of the antiutopian discourse, grotesque sharpening of the real diseases of the society (displacement of the reality by simulation, absurdization of the reality, manipulations with the consciousness of the whole society and separate individual).

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