THE TRAGIC-METAPHORIC CONSTITUTION OF THE BACKWOODS IN THE NOVEL SARGENTO GETÚLIO BY JOÃO UBALDO RIBEIRO

Authors

  • Kátia Caroline de Matia Faculdade Estadual de Ciências e Letras de Campo Mourão
  • Wilson Rodrigues de Moura

Keywords:

Setting, Character, Backwoods, Tragedy.

Abstract

This article aims analyze the metaphoric relationship constituted between the backwoods and the character Getúlio in the novel Sargento Getúlio, by João Ubaldo Ribeiro, as constituent elements of the tragic conflict established in the plot. In Sargento Getúlio we can understand the likeness between the setting and the character starting from the moment we analyzed both as an existent metaphoric symbiosis in the tragic conflict. Through the metaphors of backwoods and the character, it’s possible an understanding of the process of the man's humanization in the environment.

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Author Biography

Kátia Caroline de Matia, Faculdade Estadual de Ciências e Letras de Campo Mourão

Graduada em Letras pela Faculdade Estadual de Ciências e Letras de Campo Mourão (UEPR). Mestranda da Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM) em Estudos Literáros.

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Published

2011-03-13

How to Cite

Matia, K. C. de, & Moura, W. R. de. (2011). THE TRAGIC-METAPHORIC CONSTITUTION OF THE BACKWOODS IN THE NOVEL SARGENTO GETÚLIO BY JOÃO UBALDO RIBEIRO. Letrônica, 3(2), 199–207. Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/letronica/article/view/7460

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 2 (2010): Interfaces

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Articles

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