Capitães da areia: desconstrução jornalística: uma grande reportagem?

Abstract

This study aims to deconstruct and analyze the Brazilian narrative from "Captains of the Sands" by Jorge Amado, in order to find journalistic elements. Thus, it aims to map the text in order to give it a closer look and characterize it as a great news report. This procedure seeks to present the message characteristics in structural terms, collection and data construction, and collection of content, information and elements. And also to accentuate the historical context in which it was necessary to create a journalistic format to bring the interpretation of the facts. In addition, it is aimed to outstand the journalism relationship with literature and the concept of New Journalism of Tom Wolfe. As well as observe the context and social situations presented by the author, comparing them with the reality of the time. This approach is intended to observe the factuality and the veracity of the facts. For this procedure, the content analysis which proposes to understand the author's expression through the text will be used.