Benedita, Negrinha and Siquê: Domesticated and subaltern childhood in Brazilian literature

  • Maria Lucilena Gonzaga Costa Tavares Universidade Federal do Pará
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37508/rcl.2021.n45a437
Keywords: Childhood, Subalternity, Brazilian literature

Abstract

The presence of subordinates and aggregates in the literature has been of extreme importance for us to measure how much traces and customs of the ancient European colonizers persist in Brazilian society. In this sense, we approach the short stories O Crime do Tapuio, by José Veríssimo and Negrinha, by Monteiro Lobato, in order to demonstrate how such narratives reveal the forms of oppression and mistreatment of girls aggregated from Brazilian families, a fact reiterated in the poem “Cunhantã”, by Manuel Bandeira. Several authors such as HOLANDA (2014), SCHWARZ (2014) and PRIORE (2014) agree with the assertiveness about the social and exploitative character of our people.

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Author Biography

Maria Lucilena Gonzaga Costa Tavares, Universidade Federal do Pará

Maria Lucilena Gonzaga Costa Tavares é Professora Adjunta de Literatura Portuguesa na Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), lotada no Campus de Cametá, atuando na graduação e pós-graduação (PPGEDUC) e como Coordenadora do Campus Universitário do Tocantins-CUNTINS/Cametá. Integra o grupo de pesquisadores da Cátedra João Lúcio de Azevedo (UFPA), vinculada ao Instituto Camões (Portugal) por meio da qual publicou o livro Laços Luso-Paraenses na Imprensa Oitocentista (Ed. UFPA - Instituto Camões - Portugal).

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Published
2021-06-30
How to Cite
Gonzaga Costa Tavares, M. L. (2021). Benedita, Negrinha and Siquê: Domesticated and subaltern childhood in Brazilian literature. Converência Lusíada, 32(45), 122-138. https://doi.org/10.37508/rcl.2021.n45a437
Issue
Vol. 32 No. 45 (2021): Family Structures and Subalternities
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