Анотація:
In this article the stories «The Birthmark» by Tanya Maliarchuk and «The Sin» by Tadeusz Rózewicz are studied from the perspective of «centre as phobia». The centre causes fear; firstly, because it (fear) is alone, it doesn’t have marginal pair, which should attract attention according to the law of marginal / central. In a position «centre as phobia», centre absolutely replaces the margins because it is the only place where a person can run away. That’s why it stays empty.