CONSTRUÇÃO DE PERFIS IDENTITÁRIOS EM O FEITIÇO DA ILHA DO PAVÃO, DE JOÃO UBALDO RIBEIRO

Starting from the articulation of the literary text and the various socio-cultural aspects, this paper aims to conduct a reading of O Feitiço da ilha do Pavão (1997), by João Ubaldo Ribeiro. We aim to draw some representations of identity profiles. The work thematizes, among other aspects, the mythical space of island, cultural diversity as a common feature of the construction of Brazilian society. The novel is a comprehensive revision to the traditional way of conceiving the literary writing since time, space, ideology and novelistic action are at the service of thinking differently to the question of identity that is plural and diverse. Concerning to the analysis methodology, we tried to not lose sight of the structural and aesthetic characteristics of the work. We built the foundations of discussion presenting some concepts of identity; the life of the author and the subject; the character of the fiction and subsequently traced the profiles of the main characters of the novel. Thus, it is observed in the work how the imagery-discursive construction of the cultural identities on the Peacock Island is discussed. It is also emphasized the critical representation of Brazilian society through questions about the writing of the official history. With this, we aim to carry out the "Construction of identity profiles". This critical reflection has, as theoretical basis, numerous thinkers such as Stuart Hall (1999), Benedict Anderson (1983), Marilena Chauí (2008), Antônio Candido, Olivieri-Godet (2009) Zilá Bernd (2004) among others from the Literature area, concerning the historical-cultural and ideological representation.

Keywords: João Ubaldo Ribeiro. O Feitiço da ilha do Pavão. Identity representation.

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