As representações da família em “Clínica de repouso,” de Dalton Trevisan

Érica Rodrigues Fontes

doi:10.5433/1678-2054.2010v20p37

Family representations in “Clínica de repouso” by Dalton Trevisan

Authors

Érica Rodrigues Fontes Universidade Federal do Piauí https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1905-6309

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1678-2054.2010v20p37

Keywords:

Brazilian literature, Modernism, Family, Military dictatorship

Abstract

This article intends to analyze how familiy relationships in the short story “Clínica de repouso”, by Dalton Trevisan, portray the subversion of the patriarchal and matriarchal orders, pointing at the alteration of the traditional Brazilian family core as a result from historical and political transformations in the country. It also intends to examine a possible allegoric meaning in the narrative from the moment Maria’s mother, Ms. Candinha, the protagonist of the narrative, is sent to the Senior Citizen’s Home, which seems to question opressive practices of the political regime at the time. This meaning can also be emphasized by the utilization of comic elements in the work.

Author Biography

Érica Rodrigues Fontes, Universidade Federal do Piauí

PhD in Romance Languages from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Professor at the Universidade Federal do Piauí.

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2010-12-16

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Fontes, Érica Rodrigues. “Family Representations in ‘Clínica De repouso’ by Dalton Trevisan”. Terra Roxa E Outras Terras: Revista De Estudos Literários, vol. 20, Dec. 2010, pp. 37-45, doi:10.5433/1678-2054.2010v20p37.

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Vol. 20: Laços de família no conto brasileiro do século XX

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