Looking through the Eyes of the Groke

Abstract

Kuisma Korhonen's article, the author examines the character of Groke — the singular antagonist in the Moomintroll series and puts forward different interpretations of this character. Special attention should be turned to the focalization analysis employed in Jansson’s texts, which allows for the Groke’s image to be seen as a projection of different complex phenomena: from political events to Tove Jansson’s private experiences. In conclusion, the author argues that these interpretations are not exhaustive.   Keywords: Tove Jansson, Moomin, groke, Finnish and Swedish literature, loneliness, homosexuality