Narratives Of The Self

Le Coeur à Rire et à Pleurer: Maryse Condé
Les Mots Pour Le Dire: Marie Cardinal
1. Thèmes
  1. Répression
    1. Pg 4. Les mots qui passerait
      1. Importance of the title
L'ami Qui Ne M'a Pas Sauvé La Vie: Herve Guibert
1. Themes
  1. Friendship
    1. Muzil/Foucault's death is described in detail
      1. 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
      2. Pessimistic
      3. He was writing a book whilst dying
  3. Betrayal
    1. Bill
      1. The friend who doesn't save Guibert's life
      2. Pharmaceutical Exec who talks about AIDS vaccine trial
  4. AIDS/Illness
    1. 6. Rumours of AIDS origin - monkeys, sorcerers [Muzil]
    2. There was a great ignorance of AIDS in 80s & 90s - How it started + How to get rid of it
    3. Use of language to describe AIDS progression
      1. 4. Pacman + T4 cells = Accessible description so gen. pub. understand
      2. 17. Military = Aggressiveness of disease
      3. 17. Dilapidated hospital described as reminiscent of Dachau concentration camp
La Pudeur Ou L'impudeur
Persépolis

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