Weather Vanes
摘要
This chapter examines how men interpret their own acts of harm and how their narratives either incorporate or omit social contexts. These accounts, regardless of how easily they can be framed in psychological terms, provide a foundation for understanding femicide. Alberto situates his actions within a broader societal context, expressing feelings of being overwhelmed by “feminazis” and a loss of agency, while also reflecting the influence of therapeutic and institutional discourses on life story reconstruction. In contrast, Hugo erases the social context, presenting the femicide as an isolated event driven by his wife’s actions and his own indifference towards others. Finally, Aldemar’s fragmented narrative, while suggestive of schizophrenia, exposes deeper contextual factors and entrenched misogyny. While this narrative could be aligned with psychological labels, it nonetheless reveals important contextual coordinates and deep-seated misogyny.