“She says: The only interesting thing is to try and speak the language of another that you don’t understand”- J.F. Lyotard Postmodern Fables, 61. Can we relate this to how Coetzee portrays his female characters (namely Lucy and Magda) and how their identities (and understanding of gender/feminism) contributes to the larger patriarchal problems of the socio-political world of Post Apartheid South Africa? Read “Provoking Patriarchy: The Connection Between Gender/Feminism and Life in Coetzee’s South Africa”, my final linked above, to find out. Step 1: Click “Provoking Patriarchy” for the table of contents. Step 2: Click “Introduction” and rest of the tabs for the rest of the paper. Enjoy!
(L)Imitations of Freedom 