EVOKING THE MILITANT GIRL: AUTOFICTION, POSTMEMORY, AND FRAGMENTED CHILDHOOD IN LAURA ALCOBA'S THE RABBIT HOUSE

Abstract

In genological terms, this paper is based on the conception that Laura Alcoba's “La casa de los conejos” belongs to the autofictional genre due to its fragmentary nature in terms of memory. On the one hand, we consider this narrative to be part of what Beatriz Sarlo calls "postmemory," as it involves the recovery and reconstruction of the protagonist's childhood in the context of the Argentine dictatorship. On the other hand, our intention is to demonstrate that Laura—as a character in the novel—exists a split reality that distances her everyday life from that of other children. We believe this is due to adult pressure to become a montonera, a goal that is hindered by her childish nature, resulting in her becoming a young militant.