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Earth Dance
ISBN-13: 9789798083822 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 162 str.
"Earth Dance," the story of four generations of Balinese women, centers on conflicts that arise between the demands of caste and personal desires. Narrated by Ida Ayu Telaga, a Balinese woman in her thirties, the novel shows Balinese women-as depicted by her mother, grandmother and female peers-to be motivated by two factors: the yearning to be beautiful, and the desire for a high-caste husband.
Headstrong Telaga defies her mother's wishes and marries the man of her dreams, who is a commoner. Thus, in a reversal of societal expectations, as shown in the novel by images of women who aspire to "liberation" through "marrying up," Telaga's emancipation is implicitly characterized as a move downwards, through transformation to the status of a commoner.
"Earth Dance" also reveals that-like high-caste status-beauty, too, has a price. Behind the thick, glossy hair and golden complexion, lies a web of jealousy, derision and intrigue. Telaga, whose life is controlled by her mother's avarice, her mother-in-law's bitterness and the greed of her sister-in-law, has frequent cause to wonder: "Is this what it means to be a woman?"
Earth Dance, the story of four generations of Balinese women, centers onconflicts that arise between the demands of caste and personal desires.Narrated by Ida Ayu Telaga, a Balinese woman in her thirties, the novelshows Balinese women-as depicted by her mother, grandmotherand female peers-to be motivated by two factors: the yearning to bebeautiful, and the desire for a high-caste husband.Headstrong Telaga defies her mothers wishes and marries the manof her dreams, who is a commoner. Thus, in a reversal of societalexpectations, as shown in the novel by images of women who aspire to"liberation" through "marrying up", Telagas emancipation is implicitlycharacterized as a move downwards, through transformation to thestatus of a commoner.Earth Dance also reveals that-like high-caste status-beauty, too, hasa price. Behind the thick, glossy hair and golden complexion, lies a webof jealousy, derision and intrigue. Telaga, whose life is controlled by hermothers avarice, her mother-in-laws bitterness and the greed of hersister-in-law, has frequent cause to wonder: "Is this what it means to bea woman?"
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