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This paper explores Argentinian women’s vulnerable position in a post-war society and the implications of their trauma, as it is portrayed in the works of Argentine author Mariana Enríquez. In addition, it examines Enríquez’s use of the horror genre, specifically, the Feminist Gothic, as well as the macabre, to denounce and criticize the treatment of women within a traditionally sexist Latin American society. By applying feminist criticism and a contextual research methodology, this paper focuses on selected stories, such as the title story “Things We Lost in the Fire” and “The Lookout” in two translated collections: Things We Lost in the Fire and The Dangers of Smoking in Bed. Issues such as the objectification of women, sexual abuse, and other crimes against women experienced during a post-dictatorship setting in Argentina are analyzed from the feminist, horror-genre, and magical realism perspectives.
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