Os valores da sociedade moderna sob a perspectiva da obra A hora da estrela de Clarice Lispector: Macabeá e os fatores para sua condição social

Abstract

The monographic work described here analyzed the relationship of intimate literature within social relations through Clarice Lispector's narrative "The Hour of the Star" (1998). The novel, developed in the 20th century, proposed an approach to literary form and its respective function in denouncing the unhealthy conditions of a society, justifying the need to address the sociocultural moment of the 1970s. The work allowed reflections on literature in parallel with reality, showing the social perspective of the excluded. The study observed the degradation of the human condition of the characters who carry a burden of oppression within the historical process in which they are inserted. The plot follows the "way of life" of Macabéa, who comes from an inferior sociocultural extraction reserved for a world of privations. The literary production aimed to show the impact of poverty, presenting the elements that triggered the limitations of the character as a social individual. The woman from Alagoas who lives in Rio de Janeiro defies usual standards, which makes her an easily disposable piece. Unable to survive the aggressive environment of the big metropolis, she is a projection of marginalized individuals who do not fit the expected standards of a modern society. In this sense, the literary production exposes the displaced subject in a process of invisibility, giving space to the peripheral environments and the unhealthy conditions represented in her trajectory.