A representação da dor e da solidão da mulher negra em Olhos D'Água de Conceição Evaristo: uma análise da subjetividade feminina

Abstract

The history of Black men and women in Brazil is marked by the existence of social, economic, educational, political, and cultural disparities. For a long period, Black people were victims of marginalization, oppression, violence, and racism, and their voices were silenced – especially the voices of women. Through artistic expressions, such as Black literature, Black women found a space to be heard and to portray their experiences, pain, and resistance. The Black female subjectivity present in literary works represents other voices, voices that were silenced, voices that did not have the opportunity to be represented. Given this problem, it was deemed necessary to analyze the pain and loneliness of Black women through the analysis of the short stories “Maria,” “How many children did Natalina have?” and “Zaíta forgot to put away the toys” from the book Olhos d’água, by Conceição Evaristo. The study was developed through bibliographic research based on books, articles, and magazines written in Portuguese, using for analysis and interpretation of the work the writings of renowned authors such as Jean-Paul Sartre (2015), Del Priori (2020), Novelino (1998), Santana (2020), among others. The results obtained revealed the importance and impact of contemporary Black writing, which denounces injustices of the past and present, promotes representativeness, and highlights the need for visibility.