Una lectura desde el final. Los cuentos de infancia de Elena Garro y la huella psíquica de Henri Bergson

Abstract

This article reflects on the childhood stories of the Mexican writer Elena Garro (1916-1998), relating them to Henri Bergson’s philosophy. The childhood, mainly recreated by Garro in a book entitled La semana de colores (1964), has a particular entity and importance in the author’s narrative. I propose a close rea- ding of two paradigmatic tales: “Nuestras vidas son los ríos” y “El día que fuimos perros”. The analysis will take into account the theory of the narrative ending. The attention to the last few lines of the stories will reveal a final emphasis on affectivity. This eloquent border marks the transition to adulthood and will be clarified while relating it to a philosophical concept: Henri Bergson’s psychic imprint.