Psychology of Oksana Zabuzhko’s Story “Sister, Sister…”

Abstract

A study of Oksana Zabuzhko's story “Sister, Sister...” 
revealed the psychologism of the writer’s work. During 
the analysis the autobiographical basis of the work was 
revealed, the peculiarities of the expression of the inner 
world of the characters of the story were pointed out. 
Emphasis is placed on the psychological narrative type, 
which objectifies emotionality as the dominant feature 
of the poetics of the work. The role of artistic means of 
image in the formation of the individual style of the writer 
is comprehended. The work of the writer in the literary 
process is studied. It was found out that Oksana Zabuzhko 
has an appeal to the feminist theme, which remains relevant 
in Ukrainian literature. The writer constantly seeks to look 
beyond human consciousness and comprehend the state 
of human existence. On the example of the story “Sister, 
sister...” the originality of the psychology of the main 
characters is investigated. In most of Oksana Zabuzhko’s 
works one can trace the writer’s interest in gender issues, 
as well as see in the dynamics of the characters of her 
heroines changes in the mental life of the nation. We can 
see an example of fragments of a writer’s biography in 
which the author invents, adds her own life, makes an 
attempt to overcome the passing of time, an attempt to 
return to her own childhood, as if to live life again. These 
works are conditionally autobiographical: the individual, 
subjective beginning is the most powerful in them. 
Oksana Zabuzhko’s phenomenon grows stronger every 
year: most recognize her as an iconic national writer and 
literary critic, someone joins a number of outstanding 
Ukrainian artists (Lesya Ukrainka, Lina Kostenko, 
Oksana Zabuzhko).