Keywords
The Painted Bird
Slavic stereotypes
Slavic nationalism
analysis
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Abstract
The main goal of the paper is to present the representation of Slavic stereotypes in the publication The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński. Slavic stereotypes, which are part of the mentioned artistic narrative, are divided into six areas: 1) Diseases and their treatment, 2) How many years do I have left?, 3) Evil spirits, 4) Elements, 5) The cycle of nature, 6) Christians versus Jews. Each area of stereotypes is documented by quotations from the
Kosiński ́s narrative. Although the novel is classified primarily as a literary text with the Second World War theme, the war conflict does not form themain storyline, but forms a basis through which to develop general human themes,
multiculturalism, multiethnicity or different perceptions of axiological, moral and ethical values and their position on the hierarchical ladder of individuals, through the presentation of selected Slavic stereotypes.
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