The Use of Narrative Analysis of a Children's Book for Studying the Subjective Picture of the Author's World

Svitlana Kucherenko

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The Use of Narrative Analysis of a Children's Book for Studying the Subjective Picture of the Author's World

Svitlana Kucherenko

Published in Social Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 4)

Received: 16 February 2022 Accepted: 18 August 2022 Published: 29 August 2022

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This article studies the metaphorical narrative of “Adventures of Wind, Cloudette and Plumelet” by T. Pavlyuk; the metaphors of the futility of efforts (rains in the desert) and helplessness (passivity) are identified through the narrative analysis. The scheme of structuring the experience of the narrative’s author by J. Bruner is used, namely, landscape of action and landscape of consciousness (agent, action, setting, instrument, goal, trouble). The characters of the hero and the characters of the narrative are placed in conformity with the Existential coordinate space between the axes “I” – “Other” and “Pleasant” – “Meaningful”. It is concluded that unity prevails over individualization in the landscape of consciousness, which indicates the need for support and involvement of the author of the text. The ego state of the Rebellious Child was most clearly manifested in Plumelet – the image of the main character of this narrative. Thus, T. Pavlyuk's metaphorical narrative focuses on the existential dimensions of "Pleasantly" and "I" in describing the behavior of the protagonist. The existential dimensions of "Meaningful" and "Other" characterize the Wind. This may be a sign of intrapersonal conflict or depersonalization as a rejection of oneself and one's own desires in favor of something or for the benefit of others. This conclusion is based on the metaphorical correlation between the author and the hero of the work − a Plumelet who does not have a home, parents and the ability to move independently, but who likes to travel with the help of the Wind and other characters.

Published in	Social Sciences (Volume 11, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ss.20221104.14
Page(s)	220-225
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Narrative Analysis, Personal Narrative, Metaphorical Narrative, Narrative’s Deconstruction

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Humanities and Education Sciences Academy, V. I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal University, Yalta, Russia

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