A metáfora da tempestade marítima em A ostra e o vento / The metaphor of the storm at sea in The oyster and the wind
AUTOR(ES)
Fernando Góes
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2011
RESUMO
Moacir Costa Lopes appears on Brazilian literature in 1959 when he published his first novel: Mary of each port. Since that first work, Lopes already demonstrates the peculiarity of his fluid style, the differential treatment given to time and especially the theme of the sea, little appreciated in the Brazilian literature. The Oyster and the Wind, published in 1964, was the fourth work by Moacir C. Lopes and can be seen as a landmark in his novelistic production, it represents what might be called the beginning of his maturity as a novelist. The oyster and the wind in what stands out is the affinity and conflicted love between a girl, Marcela, and be named Saulo, a kind of supernatural force, related to the wind. This relationship may be associated with the metaphor of a storm at sea, as this figure suggests, in essence, a relationship between lovers, between sea and wind. The latter would be responsible for the formation of storms to stir the waters with his strength. Thus, Marcela, plagued by Saulo destroys all the inhabitants of the island as a stormy sea destroys those who dare challenge him. Using the metaphor of the storm at sea in the interpretation of The Oyster and the Wind proves useful, particularly for allowing a better understanding of Saulo, accepting it as an autonomous character and not just a hallucination of Marcela. This figure also allows a better understanding of the sea and its importance in this narrative as the protagonist s characterization. Thus, through the metaphor of the storm at sea, we could view The Oyster and the wind moving away from the common vision that links the sea with Joseph. This new interpretation allows us to understand better the peculiarities of this work of Lopes, especially those related to the category narrator / narrative focus
ASSUNTO(S)
literatura brasileira romance mar na literatura metáfora tempestades brazilian literature novel sea in literature metaphor storm
