A desdita da mulher fatal: uma análise da personagem Camiliana Teodora Palmira

Abstract

This course conclusion work presents an analysis of the character Teodora Palmira, which belongs to the novel Amor de Salvação, from 1864, written by the Portuguese author Camilo Castelo Branco. Through a collection of concepts about the study of the character, disseminated by renowned authors such as E. M. Forster, Carlos Reis and Beth Brait, we analyze the Camillian heroine, also considering some historical assumptions of the 19th century, as well as certain conventions and stereotypes stipulated for the representation of women of the time. The analysis focuses on discursive resources that help to build the character, such as the narrator, the focus, and Teodora's relationship with the other characters in the narrative. In this context, it can be observed that the author provokes a discussion about the representation of women in society and the woman of romanticism, due to the different perspectives regarding the heroine analyzed. Thus, we know how the narrator, the men, and the other women in the soap opera interpret Palmira's personality, evaluating her actions negatively or positively, according to the acceptance (or not) of socially accepted models about the ideal of woman.