The role of the mirror in Elena Ferrante’s novel "I giorni dell’abbandono2

Abstract

The present essay analizes the meaning of the mirror, real and symbolic, in Elena Ferrante’s novel, I giorni dell’abbandono. The mirror and the image projected in it are basic elements for Olga’s recomposition, a shattered woman without identity.

Keywords

• specchio
• immagine
• maternità
• Olga
• Ferrante