Ruptura, emancipação e resistência: representações feministas em Marias, de Janaína Azevedo.

Abstract

Rupture, emancipation and resistance: feminist representations in Marias, by Janaína Azevedo. The present monographic study consists in the analysis of the female representations in the work Marias, by Janaína Azevedo, through the feminist literary criticism. The short stories “Rituais”, “Rainha na cozinha” and “Marias” were analysed, respectively. In addition, was also presented a chapter which regards some aspects about the author of Marias. The choice for analysing the female representations in these works is due, above all, to the fact that in all the short stories and mini short stories there are women in the role of the main character. The analysis was theoretically based on Zolin (2009), Telles (1997), Duarte (2002), Macedo; Amaral (2005) e Passos (2002). Feminism and the feminist criticism constituted, throughout the analysis, elements capable of illustrating the way how Janaína developed her characters. It was observed, as mark of the writer, the creation of characters who struggle against patriarchal oppression and also managed to overcome it, which provided them social self-assertion.