Abordare interculturală a romanului Exuvii de Simona Popescu

Abstract

In this article we propose to study individual differences and the identity of the heroine of the novel Exuvii by Simona Popescu; educating impartial preferences, establishing a system of values, based on respect, equality, tolerance, acceptance of oneself, but also of the stranger, discrimination among children, adolescents, adults. The author in several sequences of the novel brings into discussion the principle of equality between peers. Reading these fragments can have an echo in combating discrimination among students. Simona Popescu in Exuvii evokes the times of childhood. The author comes in the role of a „talker”, because she talks about many things, invents and contemplates fantastic worlds, lives, movements of importance. The heroine finds herself in the role of a living being that goes through metamorphoses, exuvii and begins to see the world again from a new perspective each time. The writing style made it stand out from the standards of all other works that „tell” destinies, about him or her. In conclusion, we can say with certainty that Simona Popescu’s novel Exuvii aims for a rich intercultural connotation. The author urges us to recognize our own identity, speaking in a philosophical manner about diversity, about culture, ideas, values, perceptions, understandings, opinions, beliefs and feelings. The novel conveys the idea that a pure soul, a thoughtful and cultured nature knows well that the world is like a multicolored house, in which there will be space for any man and his emerging hypostases.