TOŻSAMOŚĆ I PRZYJAŹŃ DZIEWCZĄT W GENIALNEJ PRZYJACIÓŁCE ELENY FERRANTE. KOBIETY W OCZACH DWÓCH KOBIET
Girls’ Identity and Friendship in Elena Ferrante’s “My Brilliant Friend.” Women through Two Women’s Eyes

Author(s): Beatrice Collina
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: female friendship; identity; feminism; gender; the personal is political
Summary/Abstract: In Elena Ferrante’s My Brillant Friend, Elena Greco, the narrator, tells the story of her youth with herfriend Lila Cerullo, recalling her childhood and adolescence in a poor neighbourhood of Naples. Butdeprivations contain unexpected richness. An elected affinity develops between Elena and Lila. In themagic game of their dialogue they reinvent the experience of themselves. A sudden change takes place when Elena goes to high school, while Lila drops out and marries; however, she continues to influence Elena’s choices. The history of the two girls is a deep reflection on female friendship and identity.

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