DÉNOTATION ET CONNOTATION DANS LE ROMAN „LES VACANCES DU PRÉSIDEN”T, DE CRISTINA TAMAȘ
Journal Title: Diversité et identité culturelle en Europe (DICE) - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 15
Abstract
Can a President’s holidays be like an ordinary person’s holidays? No! Never! The President cannot detach himself from the Power, nor from the fear and obsession that he will lose it. In the villa in Neptun resort, time is characterized by other dimensions: the nights seem endless and the days fly like seagulls, slipping under the azure sky that unfolds its unique beauty above the sea. Surprising many real moments, known personally by the author during her stay in the resort or from sources close to each of the four Presidents, the novel seeks to analyze the transformation of the individual consciousness into the context of supreme power, and everything that it implies: unjustified revenge on those who dare to contradict the President, fierce punishment of traitors, unscrupulous threat against so-called enemies, disappearance and the execution of uncomfortable persons. The villa in Neptun, a holiday home, a place of recreation and meditation for every presidential couple, is described as a common place, but also as a character alongside the great blue sea, symbolizing the restlessness arisen from power, the fear of the imminent danger that can lurk anywhere, the joy of finding hope and trust in one’s own strengths. In this context, the President becomes a complex character, aware of his supreme position in the state and in the party, but also with his human weaknesses, fears and anguish of loneliness arisen from the dread of tomorrow. That is why the “crowd baths”, the massive and numerically impressive popular manifestations, occasioned by national events, are a way of showing the world the high appreciation given by the people to their leader. In this singular, mysterious and extremely fascinating world, does any of the four Presidents think of those beyond the security fences? How are they? Are they happy or not? Are they poor or rich? Do the people really matter? Do they become dangerous if they are unhappy?
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Cristina TAMAȘ
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