O realismo grotesco de bakhtin na obra:a morte e a morte de Quincas Berro d’água, de Jorge Amado

Abstract

The study of literary theories helps to understand the social, psychological and subjective aspects of the most diverse narratives produced throughout the history of Literature. With this aim, the behavior of the characters and the stylistic resources of the text were reflected with the aim of analyzing, from the perspective of the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin, the aspects of grotesque realism in the behavior of the character Amadiano Quincas Berro D’agua. It was soon possible to find the presence of the Russian philosopher's literary theory in the Bahian writer's narrative. For this, the studies of Bakhtin (2008) were used as theoretical biases; Brait (2006) Bosi (2015); Kaiser (1986); Santos (2009) among other authors who contributed significantly to the elaboration of this theoretical construct. In this scenario we find grotesque realism, which, under the theoretical bias of the Russian writer and philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin, is at the heart of literary theory as an approach that goes beyond the popular idea of horror and bizarre, as it aims to examine cultural and aesthetics that instigate the norms and values established by the community, in addition to observing a wider range of artistic forms that challenge seriousness, harmony and social layers. For this purpose, the research is established in the form of a bibliographic study of a basic nature, with an exploratory nature and a qualitative approach (Gil, 2008). As results obtained, through the research, it was possible to ascertain that Jorge Amado, in his work A morte e a morte de Quincas Berro D'água, developed a scenario with subversive characters, a satirical plot that highlights contradictions between social appearances and the true identities, especially the protagonist Quincas Berro D'água, who exudes characteristics evoked by Bakhtin's grotesque realism