(Vulner)abiliy: An Analysis of Women in Paula Hawkins’s Novels
Resumen
El término de vulnerabilidad se ha aplicado a diversas áreas de conocimiento, especialmente en los últimos años. Sin embargo, su definición se ha relacionado tradicionalmente con ideas negativas como la debilidad, la pasividad o la susceptibilidad al abuso, que dan como resultado la victimización de los sujetos vulnerables. En este artículo se pretende reorientar la noción de vulnerabilidad, entendiéndola como un término permeable y dinámico, que facilita la aproximación ética entre individuos y ayuda a los grupos vulnerables a recuperar y aplicar su voluntad. Con esta aproximación, en este artículo se analizan dos obras muy populares de Paula Hawkins: La chica del tren (2015) y Escrito en el agua (2017). Partiendo del concepto de los marcos epistemológicos de Judith Butler y de la aproximación ética de Emmanuel Lévinas, se analizan los personajes principales femeninos de las obras. Así se reflexiona sobre la forma en la que se explota la vulnerabilidad de la mujer en sociedades occidentales actuales y se concluye que la vulnerabilidad puede usarse como herramienta de resistencia ante prácticas patriarcales.
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