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This paper analyzes the novel entitled The Autobiography of my mother by Caribbean writer Jamaica Kincaid. An analysis of some of the characteristics of the genre known as "Bildungsroman" concludes that this novel does not belong to that genre. It specifically suggests that the Bildungsroman novel deals with the history of a young male and white character that undergoes a development process accompanied by a mentor until he is able to settle into his rightful social role. On the contrary, Xuela, the protagonist of the novel, is a Caribbean girl growing in a post-colonial world where she rebels against the racial and gender categories imposed on her. Based on José Santiago Fernández' reflections on comparisons between Bildungsroman and colonialism, and Gayle Rubin's and Luce Irigaray's theory of gender and psychoanalysis, this paper analyzes the social models present in the novel and the resources used by Xuela to reject them. This is what precludes the incorporation of this novel into the Bildungsroman genre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The "Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez" (FPMR) was formed as the armed wing of the Communist Party of Chile (CCP) during the military dictatorship, running operationally since 1983. Among its ranks a number of militant women of different social classes were experiences who contributed at different levels to the struggle for national liberation given by the organization. This paper will explore the memories of three former "rodriguistas" militants, in order to analyze the tensions arising from the act of remembering and put into effect, from the present, past experiences and clandestine militants. From where recall, recall how what is stated and forgotten, are elements to be taken into account to make an approach to the memories of female militancy FPRM. It is noteworthy that the work is proposed not only visible militant experience of women, but also problematizes the party structure itself through a reading from the genre of memoirs of "rodriguistas" women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]