FAIRY TALE ELEMENTS IN JULIA DARLING’S NOVEL “THE TAXI DRIVER’S DAUGHTER”

Abstract

The article investigates the use of fairy tale elements in the novel “The Taxi Driver’s Daughter” written by a British author Julia Darling. The novel incorporates forms of myths, symbols, literary allusions to the mythical texts. The paper studies the position of things within the novel. The interaction of things with other elements of the literary work, such as the plot, characters is analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the position of things in the symbolic system of the literary work. It is highlighted that artistic detail plays special role to create the awareness of fairy tale elements within the narration. Thus, shoes often serve as the subject of myths and magic fairy tales and have special meaning in the symbolic perception of traditional cultures. In the article, footwear carries out a complex polysemantic image.