A Representação Social Feminina Protagonizada no Romance Memorial de Maria Moura

Abstract

This monograph intends to discuss the female protagonism within the eredo of the work ―Memorial de Maria Moura‖ by the Brazilian author Rachel de Queiroz, through the character Maria Moura. Identifying how the personaguem managed to reinvent a new concept of women living in a society where ―men speak and women listen‖. Seeking to analyze from the theory of female social representation the main factors that produced the character Moura a woman ahead of her time, and to understand how the treatment of women according to the nineteenth century was, drawing a parallel with Maria Moura. Thus, understanding how the personaguem resists the dominant power of patriarchy in the northeastern sertão. Therefore, this research is located within the Brazilian literary field, highlighting the modernist literary movement, as well as the novel of 30, where the work stands out. In order to support the theories that will be evidenced in this analysis, in addition to the book Memorial de Maria Moura, books, magazines and articles by other great authors will be used, such as: Mosvivinci (2014), Mary Del Priory (2020), Gilberto Freyre ( 2013), and other works which are of great research for this study, mainly to analyze the protagonism of the character Maria Moura and her role within the plot. The proposal of this theme emerged through readings of the work in question, observing how the role of women gained prominence in the work, as well as the behavior of women in not accepting the submission of male power. However, this study will point out all the indicators and indicators in order to have an answer about the questions raised about a chosen theme to be discussed and explored.