Perspectiva e personagem: construção de um sádico no conto “A Causa Secreta”, de machado de assis.

Abstract

This monograph analyze the short story "A causa secreta", which is part of the book Several Stories, published in 1896 by Machado de Assis, based on the study of analytical categories perspective and character which we believe are essential to form the story structure, as well as to their narrative purpose. The hypothesis here is that defined both the look of the narrator is omniscient, as the role of the secondary character, are, from the use of narrative techniques, essential for understanding the psychological behavior of the main character: Fortunato. Therefore, the work is divided into three parts. The first chapter discuss the concepts perspective and character and the strategies that were used to create a character, which enables the study of these narrative categories. The second chapter discusses Machado de Assis and his stylistic characteristics as the writing genre tale. The third and final chapter presents the construction of Fortunato character and the role of the narrator and is divided into two topics: the narrative elements used for the preparation of the sadist character and the analysis of the short story as much as its theme, and as structure. This work is based in Bosi (2006, 2007), Candido (2011), Freud (2004), Gancho (2006), Laplanche (2001), Moisés (2006) e Reuter (2002).