The Function of the Group of the Family in the Cabinet Minister’s Wife by Branislav Nušić Cover Image

Функција групног лика фамилије у Госпођи министарки Бранислава Нушића
The Function of the Group of the Family in the Cabinet Minister’s Wife by Branislav Nušić

Author(s): Sanja P. Veselinović
Subject(s): Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Theory of Literature
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Новом Саду
Keywords: kinship; traditional values; collective; family; mentality

Summary/Abstract: This paper investigates the function that Živka Popović gets in a drama, which is analyzed through the entire fourteenth appearance of the third act. Živka's relatives were analyzed individually, but their characteristics were related to those with other relatives, as well as those of Živka Popovic herself. Also, their relation to traditional values was analyzed. The paper questions the possibility of a family being characterized as a group, since, as it is proved, its dominant is existence of disunion. Accordingly, new methods for its appointment and understanding are sought in the paper.

  • Issue Year: 7/2017
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 243-254
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Serbian