A representação do idoso em poemas para crianças.

Abstract

The representation of the elderly in poems for children. This study aimed to verify the representation of the elderly in children's poems to ascertain how the elder is presented to child. Accordingly, in our study, bibliographical and interpretive nature, we selected seven nursery rhymes, modern or contemporary authors, who represent the elderly in his verses. Observed in these poems the physical characteristics and represented the old profile; identify and describe the type of intergenerational relationship existing between the elderly and children; and investigate whether the poems suggest the child respect and care for the elderly. To do so, fundamented us at: Camarano (1999), Bruno (2010), Mercadante (2010) and Mendes (2012), to contextualize the situation of the elderly in Brazil; Azevedo (2001), Castro (2007) and Ribeiro (2010) to discuss specifics and historical concepts " child"; and Bordini (1986;2003), Aguiar (2001), Pinheiro (2007; 2010) and Silva (2010) to highlight the peculiarities of Children's Poetry. As main results, we found that most of the poems brings a positive representation of the old and generally characterized as relative (grandfather/grandmother) of self-lyrical. In addition to submitting a dignified image of the elderly and very respectful intergenerational relationships, there is also a tendency to portray him in a playful and/or enchanted form, which entertains and stimulates the imagination of the child reader. In this sense, when read by children, these poems can help them to develop evaluative attitudes and actions toward the elder.