O GÓTICO FEMININO E PÓS-COLONIAL EM MEXICAN GOTHIC,DE SILVIA MORENO-GARCIA

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze the romance Mexican Gothic (2020), by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, which takes place in a 1950 Mexico City, following the main character, Noemí Taboada., During the narrative, she is confronted with colonial and patriarchal ways to control and silence different feminine bodies. Then, through this analysis, I attempt to (1) demonstrate how sociocultural aspects develop in the novel; (2) understand its postcolonial character; and (3) draw relations between the gothic elements and the social critiques done through the narrative. To reach these results, we substantiate our research on readings about the female gothic; canonical gothic elements; the intertextuality with other literary genres; as well as postcolonial thought. Our main theoretical sources are established on the readings of Patrick Bergeron (2021); Ana Paula Araújo dos Santos (2022); Daniel Serravalle de Sá (2019); Hana Vega (2023); Susan Gubar e Sandra Gilbert (1980), and others.