The collapse of the sociocultural identity of a Polish peasant under the infl uence of the social changes in post-war Poland (based on the novel "The Dancing Hawk" by J. Kavalec)

Abstract

"The Dancing Hawk" by J. Kavalec, a classic of the Polish country prose, shows the drama of a Polish peasant, who failed to adapt to the new reality after 1945. By becoming a citizen, by completely rejecting the village life the main character loses his sociocultural identity. The article considers the moral, philosophical, psychological aspects of the novel and the peculiarities of its poetics.