Lord, servant and the creator. A study of the parts performed by men towards women in Stanisław Przybyszewski's writings

Abstract

The male protagonists of Stanislaw Przybyszewski act in front of the women mostly three roles: master, servant and creator. The first one is the effect of misogyny. The character who is afraid of being dominated by his female partner suffocates and struggles. That is why he demands to be her master. He takes the role of the King to compense himself his own weakness. The protagonist of Przybyszewski would like to serve this woman he sees his ideal in. He wants to be united with her. In the third case “Me” creates a partner (“You”) he identifies with. It is connected with disintegration of the primeval unity of the human being (Andrygyne) into two pieces - male and female - which are looking for each other all over the world. The man in the Przybyszewski’s output is searching for the joint with creature that becomes him.