Temporalities in Nasim Marie Jafry’s The State of Me
Nasim Marie Jafry’s The State of Me (2008) is an artistic portrayal of a young woman’s—Helen’s—experience of living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in late-twentieth-century Scotland. This article examines depictions of temporality in the novel, analysing how unexpected ill health impacts on Hel...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:etudesecossaises_4702 https://doi.org/10.4000/etudesecossaises.4702 urn:doi:10.4000/etudesecossaises.4702 en https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises/4702 2024-03-29T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/w4q0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Temporalities in Nasim Marie Jafry’s The State of Me Études écossaises UGA Éditions - Université Grenoble Alpes info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1969-6337 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1240-1439 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises MacDonald, Laura temporalité maladie chronique désynchronisation parcours de vie temporality chronic illness desynchronized life trajectory Nasim Marie Jafry’s The State of Me (2008) is an artistic portrayal of a young woman’s—Helen’s—experience of living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in late-twentieth-century Scotland. This article examines depictions of temporality in the novel, analysing how unexpected ill health impacts on Helen’s perceptions of her past, present, and future, and her overall life trajectory. It is argued that illness disrupts the anticipated chronology of Helen’s life, both in terms of day-to-day rhythms, and long‑term goals and expectations she had constructed pre‑illness. This causes her to become desynchronized from her past self and her peers, resulting in her feeling stuck in the present. To move forward into the future, Helen must reformulate how she views herself in relation to her illness and accept that ME will continue to influence the shape of her life and her identity. The State of Me de Nasim Marie Jafry (2008) est le portrait artistique de l’expérience d’une jeune femme (Helen) atteinte d’encéphalomyélite myalgique (EM [plus connue sous l’appellation « syndrome de fatigue chronique », NdT]) dans l’Écosse de la fin du xxe siècle. Cet article étudie la manière dont sont dépeintes les différentes temporalités dans le roman, et analyse comment sa mauvaise santé inattendue a des conséquences sur la perception que Helen a de son passé, son présent, son avenir, et du déroulement de sa vie en général. L’argument est que la maladie perturbe la vie de Helen telle qu’elle l’avait prévue, en ce qui concerne tant les rythmes quotidiens que les buts et espoirs à long terme qu’elle avait formés avant la venue de la maladie. Cela entraîne chez elle une désynchronisation d’avec son moi d’avant et de ses semblables, qui aboutit au sentiment d’être coincée dans le présent. Pour accéder à son avenir, Helen doit repenser les termes de son identité en relation avec la maladie et accepter que la EM continuera à influence sa voie et son être intérieur. |
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Nasim Marie Jafry’s The State of Me (2008) is an artistic portrayal of a young woman’s—Helen’s—experience of living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) in late-twentieth-century Scotland. This article examines depictions of temporality in the novel, analysing how unexpected ill health impacts on Helen’s perceptions of her past, present, and future, and her overall life trajectory. It is argued that illness disrupts the anticipated chronology of Helen’s life, both in terms of day-to-day rhythms, and long‑term goals and expectations she had constructed pre‑illness. This causes her to become desynchronized from her past self and her peers, resulting in her feeling stuck in the present. To move forward into the future, Helen must reformulate how she views herself in relation to her illness and accept that ME will continue to influence the shape of her life and her identity. |
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