Skrzynie i kukła psa w Gepardzie Giuseppe Tomasiego di Lampedusy O życiu pośród resztek słów i rzeczy
Boxes and a Dog Dummy in The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa: On Life in the Midst of Remains of Words and Things

Summary/Abstract: This article is an attempt to interpret the final scene of The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (in which Concetta buries the remains of a decomposing stuffed dog) and to present an analysis of the motif of hope chests. Tracing Freudian anachronisms in the novel’s narration, the author proves that Concetta’s never-opened hope chests are a sign of her “mummified” memories of erotic unfulfillment. The decayed dowry kept in the chests is an image of “memory traces” (Freud) which harm the unmarried woman, turning her life into a “hell of memories.”

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