The Motif of Initiation in V. Rasputin’s Prose
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Stepanova, Vasilina А.
Степанова, В.А.
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2018-03Journal Name:
Журнал Сибирского федерального университета. Гуманитарные науки. Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences;2018 11 (3)Abstract:
This article analyzes the recurring motif of initiation penetrating V. Rasputin’s creative works. There are three types of initiation: the incorporation of others in the community, growing up of a child and getting a spiritual status (shamanism). The initiation of a child becoming a full-fledged member of the community is more common for the writer’s prose. The initiation of children (under 7 years old) is accompanied by getting connection with the natural source: it happens when a child faces death or the elements. The initiation of adolescent girls does not appear at all or occurs on the order of others, it does not help to acquire a new status and get the feminine essence. The initiation of boys is presented in different ways, however, in the later prose boys are not able to transform into adults. The rite involves the formation of the traditional, i.e. (in the context of V. Rasputin’s prose) patriarchal type of the character, whose appearance in the crisis period is impossible, because the type itself is doomed, it is not viable Статья посвящена анализу повторяющегося мотива инициации, проходящего через все творчество В. Распутина. Выделяются три варианта инициации: включение чужого в сообщество,
взросление ребенка и обретение духовного статуса (шаманство). Для прозы писателя наиболее характерна инициация, знаменующая становление ребенка как полноценного члена общины. Инициация детей (до 7 лет) сопровождается обретением связи с природным началом:
происходит при столкновении со смертью или стихией. Инициация подростков-девочек либо
не случается вовсе, либо происходит по воле извне, что не дает обрести новый статус и принять женскую сущность. Инициация мальчиков представлена вариативно, однако в поздней
прозе юноши также не способны преобразиться во взрослых. Обряд предполагает становление традиционного, т.е. в контексте прозы В. Распутина патриархального героя, появление
которого в кризисный период невозможно, поскольку сам тип обречен, не жизнеспособен
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