Juventude e criminalidade: uma proposta pedagógica de intervenção educacional em Lago da Pedra-MA inspirada na obra Capitães da Areia de Jorge Amado

Abstract

This work aims to analyze the relationship between youth and crime in the municipality of Lago da Pedra, Maranhão, and compare it to other contemporary realities, based on a reflection inspired by the work "Capitães da Areia" (Captains of the Sands), by Jorge Amado. Based on a theoretical approach based on Foucault (1987), Hirschi (1969), Rutter (2000), Assis (2009), Cândido (1989), Dolz, Noverraz and Schneuwly (2014), and Durkheim (2019), among others, we seek to understand how social exclusion, poverty, and lack of access to education contribute to the increase in juvenile crime. We propose an educational intervention that, through literature, stimulates critical reflection and the construction of social alternatives for young people in vulnerable situations. The proposal aims to promote inclusion, belonging, and the construction of new perspectives on life, using literature as a tool for critical reflection and social transformation. This initiative, by combining the study of juvenile crime with a pedagogical intervention based on literature, represents a concrete action to address the social inequalities that affect vulnerable youth. Through a critical analysis of the book "Capitães da Areia," it will be possible to understand that social exclusion, poverty, and the lack of effective educational policies are directly related to the increase in youth crime. In this context, literature presents itself as a tool for awakening critical reflection, capable of stimulating a sense of belonging in young people, expanding their social awareness, and fostering the development of new perspectives on life. The proposal, therefore, reaffirms the importance of education as a transformative practice, highlighting the role of schools and culture in breaking cycles of marginalization and promoting citizenship and social inclusion. Keywords: Captains of the Sands. Criminality. Pedagogical Proposal. Intervention. Literature.