![]() ![]() Immanuel Kant, The Critique of Judgement This article explores the multiple functions of the fantasy stories in order to demonstrate their social importance within the novel and their cultural influence outside the novel. Winterson abo emphasizes the symbiotic reUtionship between stories and reality. By describing banks for interpretive power like the one that occurs over Jeanettes Fuzzy Felt depiction of Daniel in the lions' den, Winterson shows the fluidity of meaning and exposes what is ideologically at stake in these established narratives. Whether the narratives power is ultimately reaffirmed or disrupted, these remain sites of instability. The biblical, fantasy, and personal narratives are the sites in Oranges where wall-like belief systems are scrutinized and where meaning and identity are affirmed, contested, and then either reaffirmed or deconstructed. ![]() ![]() By narratively juxtaposing reality (Jeanettes history) with fairytale stories and fantastic spaces, Winterson complicates the truths of each setting, disrupts the binary imperative, and reveah the spaces where change can occur. In Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson problematizes separating history from storytelling. ![]()
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