Studies of Laza K. Lazarević's Works during the Twentieth Century and Possibilities for Different Interpretations

In this chapter the author examines the epistemological validity of statements offered by historians and professors of Serbian literature which interpret stories by Laza K. Lazarević as defense of patriarchy. The author will shed light on some inadequate interpretations of Lazarević's female literary characters, and especially of a mother from his famous story "To Matins with Father for the First Time". The fictional character of Mother is described in a special way, quite unusual for the time. Connections are explained between the gender of the interpreters, their power, and constructed knowledge, which the text of Lazarević's story does not support as plausible.