Von Johanna C h o v a n e c (Wien) Die Protagonistin in Marlen Haushofers Roman ›Die Wand‹ ist hinter einer durchsichtigen Wand von einer plötzlich erstarrten Zivilisation abgeschlossen. Diese materielle Begrenzung ermöglicht ihr ein neues Leben der innerlichen Grenzüberschreitungen. Vor dem Hintergrund der Theorie des ‚Thirdspace' von Edward Soja wird dargelegt, wie im Roman binäre Oppositionspaare dekonstruiert werden: Isolation und Sozialisation, Mann und Frau, Zivilisation und Natur sowie Mensch und Tier.Cut off from a suddenly frozen, immobile civilization, the protagonist of Marlen Haushofer's novel ›Die Wand‹ finds herself trapped behind an invisible wall. This material boundary allows her to live a life characterized by the transgression of inner limits. Against the background of Edward Soja's 'thirdspace' theory it is argued that various binary oppositions are being deconstructed in the novel: isolation and socialization, man and woman, civilization and nature as well as human and animal.
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