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Mirroring Dystopias And Dystopian Mirrors In Patrick Ness’ More Than This

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  • Alexandra MĂRGINEAN

    (Romanian-American University, Bucharest)

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This paper begins with a presentation of fictional facts and a few elements of dystopia, namely its geography, mechanism and vocabulary. From these unpretentious, even simplistic rudiments, we demonstrate how a complex meaning can be weaved, through mirrors and composite symbols. The second part of the analysis focuses on these, examining their functions and role: Picasso’s painting Guernica, the prison, the coffin-like chambers, drowning, the characters, and books and reading. The culmination of this scrutiny is the concept of “more”, revealed as a skeleton key to the novel. We show it to bear, as a symbol, various facets, impacting the individual and general planes, the movements of giving and receiving as basic interaction coping strategies in life (with their multiple aspects), ending up as a nutshell mirror for the human existence itself. The conclusions sum up the results of the exploration of More than This, stating again its complexity despite its unsophisticated plot.

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  • Alexandra MĂRGINEAN, 2016. "Mirroring Dystopias And Dystopian Mirrors In Patrick Ness’ More Than This," Romanian Economic Business Review, Romanian-American University, vol. 11(4.1), pages 107-118, december.
  • Handle: RePEc:rau:journl:v:11:y:2016:i:4.1:p:107-118
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