Kobiecość i męskość w twórczości Doroty Terakowskiej

Femininity and masculinity in the work of Dorota Terakowska In Dorota Terakowska’s work, the characters are often named Adam and Ewa, which is a sign of the universalization of male and female experiences. In the books Where the angels fall down [Tam, gdzie spadają anioły], In Cat`s Land [W krainie Kota] and It [Ono], no sex seems to be privileged. In the novel Pupa [Poczwarka], the narrator identifies with women and their system of values. In works based on mythical models of initiation, like Lord of the Lewaw [Władca Lewawu] and Witches’ daughter [Córka Czarownic], gender stereotypes are visible. While the characters of these books – a boy and a girl – enter adult life, they repeat the cultural expectations related to masculinity and femininity. Terakowska’s next book, Mirror of Mr. Gryms [Lustro Pana Grymsa], goes back to old matriarchal sources related to female initiation.