OWN / ALIEN CHRONOTOPE AS A MARKER OF CHARACTER’S IDENTITY IN THE NOVELS BY MYROSLAV DOCHYNETS

Анотація

The article is devoted to the study of Own / Alien chronotope as a marker of protagonist’s identity
in the novels by modern Ukrainian writer M. Dochynets. It is revealed that his prose pays special
attention to the relationship between the person and the environment, emphasizing the priority value
of the chronotopic coordinates in shaping the attitude of the characters, their way of thinking, moral
and ethical rules of conduct, the original philosophy, etc. The author repeatedly focuses on the relationship
between the characters and the environment, using time-spatial parameters as a means of typing
and individualization. The writer manifests this idea, using chronotropic characteristics for the naming
of the characters Centenarian, Svitovan, Strider of the World, Highlander, The Digger of wells, Greek,
etc., which emphasizes their interrelation with the natural environment. The parameters of Own / Alien
chronotope influence on the identity of the characters in the dimensions: individual, social and national.
Memories of the past complement the storyline and help to trace the process of self-identification
of characters, explain their identity, help determine the factors that have influenced the formation
of ecological consciousness and formed the rules of ecocultural behavior. The protagonists of the writer
are people of respectable age who are presented at the beginning of the writings as psychologically formed
individuals with rich life experiences: numerous travels (going beyond their Own space and interacting
with Alien), meeting with different people, physical and psychological tests, etc. M. Dochynets depicts
the process of forming identities (individual, social, national) as a harmonious component of selfknowledge
and spiritual self-improvement of protagonists in novels “Centenarian. Confession on the Pass
of the Spirit”, “Svitovan. Studies under the Celestial Dome”, “The Digger of Wells. The Diary of the Richest
Man of the Mukachevo Dominion”, “Highlander: Waters of Our Lord’s Riverbeds”, “Maftay. A book Written
with a Dry Pen”. The identity of the individual identification of heroes is to identify itself as an organic part
of the Universe.