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Information popover about translation disclaimerThis thesis aims to analyze the work Mujeres que trepan a los árboles (Women Who Climb Trees) (2017) by Peruvian author Patricia de Souza (1964-2019), seeking to determine what it tells us about what it means to "narrate oneself" for a woman, Matilde, in the 21st century. The interest in the chosen topic arises because, in the contemporary system, women are experiencing a more acute and ancestral "crisis of narration" (Han, 2023) compared to men. This happens because they have been silenced by patriarchal hegemony. Therefore, I argue here that narrating oneself constitutes a way of shaping one's own subjectivity and achieving female emancipation from the patriarchal yoke. In the work, for the protagonist, narrating or speaking about herself means reflecting on her past connections and experiences through writing. This is what will lead her to develop awareness of her own subjectivity, leading her to liberation, as she can think openly about her existence and question the system. The importance of this work lies in the fact that, in general, De Souza's body of work has been little explored. The methodology analyzes the text, establishing a dialogue between various theories. Finally, this work has been divided into two parts: constructing oneself through the connection and writing from a feminine subjective position.