Rodzina dysfunkcyjna w „Panu Tadeuszu” Adama Mickiewicza

Abstract

The subject of this article is to present a dysfunctional family on the example of Pan Tadeusz by Adam Mickiewicz. The title character of the epic grew up in a family with pronounced dysfunction on many levels. As a small boy, he was abandoned by his father, Jacek Soplica, who could not cope with his unrequited love for Ewa Horeszkówna. Due to his alcohol addiction and constant desire for revenge, he neglected both the mother of his son and Tadeusz himself. Later events in the life of the title character show what problems the young man had to struggle with in his adult existence. Visible confusion and a desire to escape responsibility for one's actions illustrate the consequences of even a short-term upbringing in a dysfunctional family.