Mimetic circles in sefi atta’s short story green

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https://doi.org/10.48075/ri.v24i1.26219
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Sefi Atta, Green, mimetic circles

Abstract

In her literary work, Sefi Atta fictionalizes migratory flows and experiences of globalization. Among the narratives that compose this oeuvre, the reader can find Green, a short story narrated from the point of view of a child, which is also the focus of this article. It portrays the moment in which the main character’s Nigerian parents obtain the necessary documentation to legalize their stay in the United States. The protagonist shares her point of view as a representative of the second generation of immigrants, involving the reader in the experiences of her parents. Based on Ricoeur's theory of triple mimesis (1994), understood as mimetic circles formed by processes of pre-figuration, configuration and re-figuration of the fictional construction, this article aims to discuss the process of meaning making in the short story Green, capturing its context of creation, discussing its fictionalization and, finally, trying to understand the possibilities of reception (ECO, 2004 ). In each mimetic circle, the short story reveals new potentials for meaning.

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Letícia Ritter de Abreu Valença, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Formada em Letras - Inglês e Literaturas pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Mestranda em Estudos Literários, na mesma universidade, na linha de Literatura Comparada e Crítica Social, cujo foco principal é a Literatura de Fluxos Migratórios e escrita feminina.

Dionei Mathias, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Professor de língua e literatura na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Possui formação em Letras pela Universidade de Hamburgo (Grund- und Hauptstudium, Magister Artium, Doktor phil.) e pela Universidade Federal do Paraná (Doutorado em Letras). No PPGL, desenvolve pesquisas voltadas para a representação literária de narrativas identitárias e de dinâmicas afetivas.

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01-01-2022

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RITTER DE ABREU VALENÇA, L.; MATHIAS, D. Mimetic circles in sefi atta’s short story green. Ideação, [S. l.], v. 24, n. 1, p. 49–62, 2022. DOI: 10.48075/ri.v24i1.26219. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/ideacao/article/view/26219. Acesso em: 18 jul. 2024.

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Vol. 24 No. 1 (2022)

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