“LA CASA DE AZÚCAR”IN SEMBOLİK İMGELEMİ

Year 2025, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 543 - 552, 29.07.2025

Büşra Şeker , Selen Kipmen

Abstract

Bu çalışma, Silvina Ocampo’nun “La casa de azúcar” (Şeker Evi) adlı öyküsünü Gilbert Durand’ın sembolik imgelem kuramı çerçevesinde çözümlemeyi hedeflemektedir. Ocampo, XX. yüzyıl Arjantin fantastik edebiyatının önde gelen isimlerindendir. Öykülerinde özellikle kimlik temasına yoğunlaşır. Ocampo’nun anlatısında düşler ve takıntılar, karakterlerin gündelik yaşamına sızarak onları gerçek ile hayal arasındaki ince çizgide hareket ettirir. Yazar, insan ruhunu, arzularını, korkularını ve varoluşun gizemlerini keşfetmek için semboller ve metaforlar kullanır. 1959’da yayımlanan La furia adlı kitabında yer alan «La casa de azúcar» adlı öykü, yeni evli bir çiftin satın aldığı bir evi konu alır. Cristina, batıl inançları nedeniyle daha önce başka birinin yaşadığı bir evde oturmak istemez; çünkü evin önceki sakinlerinin kaderinin kendi yaşamını etkileyeceğine inanır. Ancak öykünün anlatıcısı olan kocası, onu yalanlarla bu eve taşınmaya ikna eder. Eve taşındıktan sonra birtakım garip olaylar yaşanmaya başlar ve Cristina’nın kişiliği yavaş yavaş değişir. Bu evde daha önce yaşamış olan Violeta’nın kaderi Cristina’yı o kadar etkiler ki sonunda tamamen ona dönüşür. Bu makalede Cristina’nın Violeta’ya dönüşümü, kocasının Cristina’ya karşı tutumu ve anlatıdaki karakterler ile mekân aracılığıyla ortaya çıkan sembolik unsurlar, Gilbert Durand’ın teorisindeki gündüz-gece rejimleri karşıtlığı bağlamında incelenecektir.

Keywords

Silvina Ocampo , imgelem , Gilbert Durand , dönüşüm , semboller

THE SYMBOLIC IMAGINATION OF “LA CASA DE AZÚCAR”

Abstract

The present work analyzes the short story “La casa de azúcar” (The House Made of Sugar) by Silvina Ocampo through the lens of Gilbert Durand's theory of symbolic imagination. Ocampo is one of the most prominent figures in 20th-century Argentine fantasy literature. In her stories, she pays particular attention to the theme of identity. The dreams and obsessions that characterize her narrative permeate the everyday lives of her characters, who navigate the fine line between reality and fantasy. Ocampo employs symbols and metaphors to explore themes such as the human psyche, desires, fears, and the mysteries of existence. “La casa de azúcar”, included in the collection La furia (1959), centers on a newly married couple who purchase a house. Due to her superstitious beliefs, Cristina refuses to live in a place previously inhabited, as she believes the fate of former occupants will influence her life. However, her husband, the narrator, deceives her into moving in. Once they settle into the house, a series of strange events occur, and Cristina's personality gradually begins to change. The fate of the previous owner, Violeta, influences Cristina so deeply that she ultimately transforms into her. This study analyzes Cristina’s transformation, her husband’s behavior, and the symbolic elements expressed through the characters and setting, in terms of Durand’s opposition between diurnal and nocturnal regimes.

Keywords

Silvina Ocampo , imaginary , Gilbert Durand , the transformation , symbols

LA IMAGINACIÓN SIMBÓLICA EN «LA CASA DE AZÚCAR»

Abstract

The present work analyzes the short story La casa de azúcar (The House Made of Sugar) by Silvina Ocampo through the lens of Gilbert Durand's theory of symbolic imagination. Ocampo is one of the most prominent figures in 20th-century Argentine fantasy literature. In her stories, she pays particular attention to the theme of identity. The dreams and obsessions that characterize her narrative permeate the everyday lives of her characters, who navigate the fine line between reality and fantasy. Ocampo employs symbols and metaphors to explore themes such as the human psyche, desires, fears, and the mysteries of existence. La casa de azúcar, included in the collection La furia (1959), centers on a newly married couple who purchase a house. Due to her superstitious beliefs, Cristina refuses to live in a place previously inhabited, as she believes the fate of former occupants will influence her life. However, her husband, the narrator, deceives her into moving in. Once they settle into the house, a series of strange events occur, and Cristina's personality gradually begins to change. The fate of the previous owner, Violeta, influences Cristina so deeply that she ultimately transforms into her. This study analyzes Cristina’s transformation, her husband’s behavior, and the symbolic elements expressed through the characters and setting, in terms of Durand’s opposition between diurnal and nocturnal regimes.

Keywords

Silvina Ocampo , Imaginary , Gilbert Durand , The transformation , Symbols

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