Violência e memória: uma leitura do romance O continente, de Erico Verissimo

2016 
Este artigo analisa a representacao da violencia no romance O continente, primeira parte da trilogia O tempo e o vento, de Erico Verissimo a fim de ampliar o debate acerca dos dialogos entre literatura e sociedade no Brasil e refletir sobre o sentido e a funcao social de narrativas que problematizam a violencia no contexto historico-social-politico-cultural do Brasil. Atraves deste estudo, e discutida tambem a perspectiva de memoria socio-historica construida por este discurso ficcional. Com base na analise da narrativa, notamos que a abordagem da violencia no texto examinado permite uma releitura atualizada do passado e propoe uma dupla percepcao sobre violencia e guerra, uma amparada numa “naturalizacao” da violencia e outra em seu questionamento, o que amplia o valor etico e estetico do romance de Verissimo. ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ Violence and memory: a reading O continente romance, by Erico Verissimo Abstract: This article analyzes the portrayal of violence in the novel O continente, first part of the trilogy O tempo e o vento, Erico Verissimo in order to broaden the debate about the dialogue between literature and society in Brazil and reflect on the meaning and social function narratives that question the violence in the historical -social -political- cultural context of Brazil . Through this study , it is also discussed the prospect of socio- historical memory built by this fictional discourse . Based on the analysis of the narrative , we note that the approach to violence in the examined text allows an updated last rereading and proposes a dual perception of violence and war , one supported a “ naturalization “ of violence and the other in his questioning , which extends the ethical and aesthetic value of Verissimo ‘s novel. Keywords: The Continent; Violence; Memory
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