Identități fragmentare în romanul „Maseurul orb” de Cătălin Dorian Florescu

Fragmented identities in the novel "The Blind Masseur" by Cătălin Dorian Florescu

Abstract

This paper analyzes the way in which the fragmented identities of the characters are presented, putting the past and the reality they are forced to confront face to face. Memories become a means of reconstituting and completing identity, these are often fragmented or idealized. An interesting aspect follows the way in which the narrative juggles with analogy, with the thread of events: anticipations, analepsis, flashbacks categorically modify the character's perception of his own existence. In the narrative, time is structured according to these elements, having as an effect the understanding of the characters' present and thus the ability to project their future, to understand their present and at the same time to free themselves from the past. The novel "The Blind Masseur" sheds light on fragments of the
protagonist's past that come to light gradually and often unexpectedly, and the encounter with the present becomes a balance in his life, which forces him to reevaluate his identity built up until then. Revelations related to self-perception
create the sensation of a fluid identity, in perpetual change. This fragmented identity made up of sensations and partial interpretations of reality shrouds human destinies in mystery, through the blending of the past with the present and thus forcing them to reevaluate their previously constructed identity.