Engajamentos na ficção de Lima Barreto: personagem e contexto social em Clara dos Anjos

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the development of the character Clara dos Anjos, based on the narrative work of the same name by Lima Barreto, published in 1948. In this analysis, we study the character based on her social conditions as a suburban, poor, black woman, which is why we highlight both the physical and personality traits that shape our main character. Furthermore, based on the novel “Clara dos Anjos”, we seek to understand the diverse audience of economically disadvantaged citizens who occupy peripheral communities. The justification for this research is based on the interest of clarifying the difficulties that a black woman is subject to facing in Brazilian society. We can conclude that this character is a victim of historical and cultural violence rooted in our country. She can be considered a timeless symbol, which represents many poor black women. For this purpose, we have selected:Wayne C. Booth, Osman Lins, Lélia González, Lilia Schwarcz, Maria Luiza Costa e Rute Dantas, Cláudia Fonseca, Rita Laura Segato, Domício Proença Filho, Nicolau Sevcenko, Conceição Evaristo, Francisco de Assis Barbosa.