‘THEM WAS THE DAYS’: MALIGNANT NOSTALGIA IN PATRICK MCCABE’S THE BUTCHER BOY
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2021
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Nostalgia etymologically corresponds to a longing for returning to a euphoric place ortime in past. In some cases (i.e. post-traumatic states), the acuteness of nostalgicfeelings is pathologically aggravated so as to lead individual to some belligerent andeven delinquent conducts. This sort of a ‘malignant’ nostalgia is delineated by PatrickMcCabe, a pre-eminent contemporary Irish novelist, in his most acclaimed novel, TheButcher Boy (1992). McCabe’s protagonist, the schoolboy Francie Brady, undergoes aseries of traumatic incidents triggered by his dysfunctional family, hypocritical andself-centered milieu and the corrupt public institutions. This paper, suggesting thatnostalgia becomes a pathology in Francie’s case, discusses the ways in which Francie,being overcome with a pathetic obsession to bring the past back, loses his touch withthe reality of the present.. This paper also argues that the protagonist’s domestic senseof nostalgia represents a longing for reattaining traditional Irish identity.
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Humanitas - Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi
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