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Thematically, the novel opens up issues of identity, national belonging, the right to one's own language and culture, but also the trials of moral choice in times of crisis.
"Framework for Hate" (1990) by Ivan Aralica is a novel that belongs to his so-called "war cycle". The work was written during the breakup of Yugoslavia and the rise of national tensions, and focuses on questioning the causes and consequences of hatred between peoples in the former state. The novel is structured in such a way that events from the past and present are presented through multiple narrative lines and voices. Aralica creates a "framework" in which we see how historical injustices, ideologies and manipulations create fertile ground for conflicts, and personal and collective traumas are passed down from generation to generation. The main characters are depicted as people trapped within these frames: their personal experiences, loves and losses are inevitably refracted through national and political divisions. The author explores the mechanisms of spreading hatred – from the media and politics to family and neighborhood life – and shows how history repeats itself when we do not learn from it.
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