Where is our Homeland; where do we return?
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Texto Completo: | https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/article/view/32361 |
Resumo: | The article explores the subject of returnees from the former Portuguese colony Angola. In the novel O Retorno by Dulce Maria Cardoso, we follow the story of a family of returnees with powerful symbolism. The mother represents the schism between the two worlds, the real, material one, and the invisible. She also symbolizes the pain felt by the returnees due to not finding home “at home”, in Portugal, which should be their homeland, but treats them like second-class citizens. She is also a mirror reflecting the internal world of the characters. The father symbolizes the earth, the house and represents a safe haven for his family. His role is partly taken over by their son Rui, also the narrator, during the early period of their living in Portugal. He symbolizes the future and calls for “non-blindness” on the matter of the former colonies. He overcomes fear, omnipresent in the novel, of the mother’s “demons”, his own fear and fear of the future. In the future, in a new era, the present will be constructed, as will the real Homeland, wherever it may be − in the metropole or in the colonies. |
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Where is our Homeland; where do we return?Onde está a nossa pátria; para onde retornamos?IdentityHomelandReturnees.IdentidadePátriaRetornados.The article explores the subject of returnees from the former Portuguese colony Angola. In the novel O Retorno by Dulce Maria Cardoso, we follow the story of a family of returnees with powerful symbolism. The mother represents the schism between the two worlds, the real, material one, and the invisible. She also symbolizes the pain felt by the returnees due to not finding home “at home”, in Portugal, which should be their homeland, but treats them like second-class citizens. She is also a mirror reflecting the internal world of the characters. The father symbolizes the earth, the house and represents a safe haven for his family. His role is partly taken over by their son Rui, also the narrator, during the early period of their living in Portugal. He symbolizes the future and calls for “non-blindness” on the matter of the former colonies. He overcomes fear, omnipresent in the novel, of the mother’s “demons”, his own fear and fear of the future. In the future, in a new era, the present will be constructed, as will the real Homeland, wherever it may be − in the metropole or in the colonies.Este artigo trata do tema dos retornados da antiga colónia portuguesa, Angola. No romance O Retorno, de Dulce Maria Cardoso, acompanhamos a história de uma família de retornados que adquire um forte valor simbólico. A mãe significa a cisão entre os dois mundos, o real, o palpável, e o invisível; simboliza também a dor dos retornados de não encontrarem casa “em casa”, em Portugal, que deveria ser a pátria deles, mas onde são considerados cidadãos de segunda classe. Ela é também um espelho do interior das personagens. O pai simboliza a terra, a casa e representa o porto seguro para a família. O papel dele é parcialmente retomado pelo filho Rui, que é também narrador, na primeira etapa da vida em Portugal. Ele simboliza o futuro e apela para a “não cegueira” sobre o tema das ex-colónias, vence o medo, tão presente no romance, aos “demónios” da mãe, ao próprio medo e ao futuro. No futuro, num tempo novo, começar-se-á a construir o presente, a verdadeira Pátria, onde quer que seja, na metrópole ou nas colônias.Editora da PUCRS - ediPUCRS2018-12-19info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/article/view/3236110.15448/1984.4301.3.32361Letrônica; Vol. 11 No. 3 (2018): Lives/Narratives in Transit: Migratory Movements in Contemporary Portuguese Language Literatures; 272-280Letrônica; v. 11 n. 3 (2018): Vidas/narrativas em trânsito: movimentos migratórios nas literaturas contemporâneas de língua portuguesa; 272-2801984-430110.15448/1984-4301.2018.3reponame:letrônicainstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/article/view/32361/17407Copyright (c) 2018 Letrônicainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessJuršič, Barbara2019-10-15T21:33:03Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/32361Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronicaPRIhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/letronica/oailetronica@pucrs.br||ivanetemileski@gmail.com1984-43011984-4301opendoar:2019-10-15T21:33:03letrônica - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false |
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Where is our Homeland; where do we return? Onde está a nossa pátria; para onde retornamos? |
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Where is our Homeland; where do we return? Juršič, Barbara Identity Homeland Returnees. Identidade Pátria Retornados. |
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Juršič, Barbara |
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Juršič, Barbara |
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Juršič, Barbara |
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Identity Homeland Returnees. Identidade Pátria Retornados. |
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Identity Homeland Returnees. Identidade Pátria Retornados. |
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The article explores the subject of returnees from the former Portuguese colony Angola. In the novel O Retorno by Dulce Maria Cardoso, we follow the story of a family of returnees with powerful symbolism. The mother represents the schism between the two worlds, the real, material one, and the invisible. She also symbolizes the pain felt by the returnees due to not finding home “at home”, in Portugal, which should be their homeland, but treats them like second-class citizens. She is also a mirror reflecting the internal world of the characters. The father symbolizes the earth, the house and represents a safe haven for his family. His role is partly taken over by their son Rui, also the narrator, during the early period of their living in Portugal. He symbolizes the future and calls for “non-blindness” on the matter of the former colonies. He overcomes fear, omnipresent in the novel, of the mother’s “demons”, his own fear and fear of the future. In the future, in a new era, the present will be constructed, as will the real Homeland, wherever it may be − in the metropole or in the colonies. |
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