CONSUMING MOTHER IN DIANA RAZNOVICH'S CASA MATRIZ.
A literary criticism is presented of the 1981 novel "Casa Matriz," by Diana Raznovich, particularly the mother-daughter relationship, consumerism, and gender stereotypes in the book. The plot and characters of the novel are described, especially the choice by the daughter, Bárbara to hire a woman to...
| Published in: | Romance Notes Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 323 - 331 |
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| Format: | Literary Criticism |
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University of North Carolina Press
2009
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| Summary: | A literary criticism is presented of the 1981 novel "Casa Matriz," by Diana Raznovich, particularly the mother-daughter relationship, consumerism, and gender stereotypes in the book. The plot and characters of the novel are described, especially the choice by the daughter, Bárbara to hire a woman to portray her mother. Other topics include the conception of mother as a commodity, the parodic aspects of the novel, and the philosopher Jean Baudrillard. |
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