A Woman's World in the Story of Alena Bravo „Curfew for Swallows”

Abstract

The aim of the article is to show the specificity of the artistic concept of the image of a woman in Alena Brawo’s story Curfew for Swallows. The article analyzes the way of presenting the „I” of a woman through the prism of her attitude towards herself and others, and to socio-political and existential problems. The article concentrates on Brawo’s reinterpretation of the role of women in contemporary society, which was expressed in an artistic look at the problem of choice, finding one’s own identity and sexuality. It is emphasized that the writer’s point of view focuses in the story on the impact of important historical events on the fate of people, and the combination of the past and the present contributes to enriching the image of modern man and helps to determine the motives of his behavior and choices.