Este estudio pretende analizar el relato fantástico “Conservas”, de la escritora contemporánea argentina Samantha Schweblin, en el contexto de la realidad y la posibilidad científica. En la historia, la protagonista queda embarazada de forma inesperada y no desea dar a luz todavía, ni tampoco abortar, por lo que busca distintas alternativas. Entre las posibles soluciones aplica un método bastante irreal al lograr encoger al feto dentro de su vientre, sacarlo de su cuerpo, meterlo en un frasco y conservarlo para tenerlo en el futuro. De manera que, considerando el fenómeno del aplazamiento del embarazo en el marco de la ciencia, se intenta arrojar luz sobre la conexión entre la fantasía y la verdad. Se busca, también, evaluar esta situación en el ámbito de los avances médicos y tecnológicos.
Además, se desea señalar que la idea de posponer la gestación es posible de algún modo, aunque no sea en los términos que se representan en la narración.
This article aims to analyze the fantastic story “Conservas”, by the contemporary Argentinean writer Samantha Schweblin, in the context of reality. In the story, the protagonist, who unexpectedly becomes pregnant, is not yet ready to give birth to her baby, but she doesn’t either want to abort it, for this reason she seeks different solutions. She looks for alternative solutions, ends up with a method that seems quite fantastic: shrinking the baby in her womb, taking her out of her body, putting her in a canning jar and preserving her to give birth to her in the future. This article tries to shed light on the connection of the fantastic story with reality by analyzing the phenomenon of postponement of a present pregnancy to another time within the framework of scientific possibility. It’s aimed to evaluate the connection between the fantastic situation of the story and reality within the scope of current scientific, medical and technological advances and possibilities. The article intends to point out that the idea of postponing the current pregnancy to another time may become possible, even if it is not as described in the story, and to analyze the connection of the fantastic with reality.