MOTHERLINESS AND MATRIFOCAL FAMILY IN ROSNER’S ONCE WE WERE HOME
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Identity crises, Loss, Matrifocal Mothering, Motherhood, Mother Line, NostalgiaAbstract
In order to investigate the Rosner's Once We Were Home this study delves into the intricate themes of mother line and matrifocality, offering a poignant exploration of maternal connections which shape identity, belonging, and resilience. The article focuses on centering of women as nurturers, protectors, and transmitters of (family) culture in sustaining families and communities during times of upheaval. The novel reflects on resilience of love, the inheritance of culture, and the central role of mothers in shaping human experience. The article emphasizes the transforming power of maternal attachments in rethinking the matrifocal mothers and reconstructing identities by focusing on the experiences of displaced children and women care for them. Set against the backdrop of World War II and its aftermath, the article follows the lives of children displaced by war, severed from their families and cultural roots. Through their journeys of loss, survival, and rediscovery Rosner illuminates the enduring role of maternal legacies biological, adoptive, in navigating fractured lives. Rosner portrays mother line as a thread connecting past and future, offering stability and meaning in the face of displacement. Similarly, this article explores the mothers as a center of universe and their strong power of healing and connecting in society.
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