Еміграція створює відповідний ґрунт для конструювання ідентичності,
гри, перевірки потенційних ролей. Авторка розкриває тему уявної ідентичності як
спосіб відчуження від суспільства, яка стає центральною у "Докторі Серефікусі" та "Без ґрунту" В. Домонтовича, українського письменника, який сам пережив еміграцію.
The emigration creates an appropriate ground for identity construction,
play, testing the potential roles. In Doctor Sereficus and Without Ground of V. Domontovych,
Ukrainian writer who experienced emigration, the theme of imaginary identity as a
way for alienation from society is the central one. In Doctor Sereficus, the image of the
protagonist is not homogeneous and has several imaginary projections (Homo Ludens,
anti-Don Juan, child). His life is depicted on the background of the 1920s as the example
of bright style, but his imaginary identities do not turn into real life. In spite of his absurd
rationality, Seraficus does not live rationally. As a result, he is the object of author’s irony.
Rostyslav Mykhaylovych, the protagonist of Without Ground, perceives his situation
critically and ironically. He tries to expand the boundaries of private space with the help
of his imagination which gives a creative impulse to his life. Protagonists’ imaginary
identities are the means to alienate themselves from the reality and become the markers
of playful attitudes towards the reality.
