Narratives Of The Self

Narratives Of The Self

1. Le Coeur à Rire et à Pleurer: Maryse Condé

2. Les Mots Pour Le Dire: Marie Cardinal

   • Thèmes
     • Répression
       • Pg 4. Les mots qui passerait
         • Importance of the title

3. L'ami Qui Ne M'a Pas Sauvé La Vie: Herve Guibert

   • Themes
     • Friendship
       • Muzil/Foucault's death is described in detail
         • Refused to see doctor when diagnosed [Discipline & Punish]
           • Had to see doctor when he got really ill = due to prolific criticism of hospitals/schools/prisons as takers of identity, his worst fear becomes true; but resists through use of coloured scrubs & slippers
         • Pessimistic
         • He was writing a book whilst dying
     • Betrayal
       • Bill
         • The friend who doesn't save Guibert's life
         • Pharmaceutical Exec who talks about AIDS vaccine trial
     • AIDS/Illness
       • 6. Rumours of AIDS origin - monkeys, sorcerers [Muzil]
       • There was a great ignorance of AIDS in 80s & 90s - How it started + How to get rid of it
       • Use of language to describe AIDS progression
         • 4. Pacman + T4 cells = Accessible description so gen. pub. understand
         • 17. Military = Aggressiveness of disease
         • 17. Dilapidated hospital described as reminiscent of Dachau concentration camp

4. La Pudeur Ou L'impudeur

5. Persépolis