LES REPRÉSENTATIONS DE LA VIOLENCE DANS L’ATTENTAT DE YASMINA KHADRA : DE L’IDENTITÉ IMPOSÉE À LA CONSTRUCTION D’UNE IDENTITÉ MEUTRIERE / THE REPRESENTATIONS OF VIOLENCE IN THE ATTACK BY YASMINA KHADRA: FROM IMPOSED IDENTITY TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MURDEROUS IDENTITY
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La version très connue de la femme battue et brimée est très vite passée en revue pour faire place à celle de la femme courageuse et prête à défendre ce en quoi elle croit fermement même lorsque l’une des voies empruntées peut heurter plus d’un. Les violences concernant les « islamistes » font l’objet de plusieurs publications scientifiques depuis le 11 septembre 2001. La prolifération des actes de violence est ressentie de façon forte dans plusieurs productions littéraires. Quand bien même les écrivains clameraient la toute-puissance de la conscience, il n’en demeure pas moins que les faits actuels ressurgissent de façon claire ; car il n’est pas exclu que certaines œuvres soient perméables aux faits actuels. Cette porosité nous interpelle et nous amène à réfléchir sur « Les représentations de la violence dans L’attentat de Yasmina Khadra : de l’identité imposée à la construction d’une identité meurtrière » En revisitant cette œuvre, on peut lire une figure féminine hors du commun : un personnage kamikaze qui, pour défendre l’honneur des siens, décide de se donner la mort entrainant avec elle plusieurs enfants. Une scène violente qui en entraine d’autres. Une analyse sociocritique selon Edmond Cros permettra de voir que la figure féminine est un être double : fragile et dangereux. Elle peut se présenter comme un être sans pitié. L’écriture de la violence permet de dévoiler un inconfort certain chez plusieurs personnages, particulièrement chez le personnage féminin le poussant à la destruction.
The well-known version of the beaten and bullied woman is quickly reviewed to make room for that of the courageous woman ready to defend what she firmly believes in even when one of the paths taken may offend more than one. Violence concerning Islamists has been the subject of several scholarly publications since September 11, 2001. The proliferation of acts of violence is felt strongly in several literary productions. Even if the writers would claim the omnipotence of the conscience, it does not remain about it less than the current facts reappear in a clear way ; because it is not excluded that certain works are permeable to the current facts. This porosity challenges us and leads us to reflect on ‘The representations of violence in The Attack of Yasmina Khadra: from imposed identity to the construction of a murderous identity’. By revisiting this work, we can read a female figure out of the ordinary a kamikaze who to defend the honor of his family, decides to kill himself taking with it several children a violent scene that leads to others. A sociocritical analysis according to Edmond Cros will allow us to see that the female figure is a double being : fragile and dangerous, she can present herself as a being without pity. The writing of violence allows to decode a certain discomfort in several characters, particularly in the female character.
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