Les complexités de la relation mère-fille et la maladie maternelle dans l’œuvre d’Annie Ernaux

In the works La femme gélée (1981), Une femme (1987) and Je ne suis pas sortie de ma nuit (1997), Annie Ernaux explores the different stages of a woman’s life, with a particular focus on old age and the illnesses that accompany it. The Nobel laureate uses precise language to express the complexity of aging helping her audience better understand the experiences of this stage of life. This article will analyze how Ernaux challenges perceptions of old age by examining the reference works and will show how the writer analyzes ageism through the mother-daughter relationship.