A caracterização das masculinidades em dois personagens do romance A Fome, de Rodolfo Teófilo.

Abstract

Masculinity is a relevant subject in society. However, just a little is known about its construction context and the existing social impositions. In this work we reflect on the theories that talks about masculinity, standing in the hegemonic profile. Our objective is to present that there are masculinity patterns and to emphasize the existence of a masculine hegemonic profile, for that we use the masculine theme that is inserted in the work A Fome (2011), of the author Rodolfo Teófilo, in order to understand how these masculine patterns are presented in the literature. The context of the work analyzed is a severe drought period in Ceará. For this reason, we initially focused on the question of the construction of the Northeast and how it is represented in literature, and then we talk with the theories that deal with masculinity from its general context to the hegemonic masculine profile of Northeastern man, culminating in the analysis of the work A Fome, with respect to the antagonistic characters Manuel de Freitas and Simeão de Arruda. This research is of a bibliographic nature, with an analytical and descriptive character, being qualitative. This work has as theoretical contribution Connell (1995), Albuquerque Júnior (2011), Almeida (1996), among others. As a result of the analysis, we understand that there are masculinities. Thus, the author Rodolfo Teófilo constructs the characters through distinct masculinities, in which Manuel de Freitas is valued for trying to reach the hegemonic profile, showing that this is the correct model; while the masculinity of Simeon of Arruda is devalued; because according to the author, he does not care about his conduct.