A trajetória da narrativa para crianças de Edy Lima: um estudo sobre a representação do leitor infantil

Abstract

This paper aims to investigate how the compositional features the writer Edy Lima are used to represent the reader in his works of children's literature, also the survey provides a brief account of the diversity and versatility of the author. To perform the analysis of the child representation in the series, it was chosen the book A vaca voadora, a literary work which has a great repercussion and presence on the market for over 40 years. As the objective is to analyze how the infant universe in the books is represented, we seek to observe how the process of its adaptation is present. In the series of seven books we see the author developing the narrative using fantasy as the main element of seduction to attract the reader, drawing on themes, scenarios and magic to establish a dialogue with its reader. The adult characters are sympathetic figures to the child, they participate spontaneously in adventures and situations involving the fantasy. Although, we note the presence of an adult voice played by the character, Lalau, which is not consistent with the childish universe. Also, we noticed that the use of a language sometimes difficult to understand for the reader may be a factor that promotes a departure from the child who does not yet have reading fluency. In conclusion, we noticed that the permanence of the series indicates that although there are limitations as the weakening of the role of the children characters or the lack of questioning of their expectations, the author provides through the fantasy a world full of adventure, humor and solidarity, arising from the adult characters, which tends to promote the identification of child readers with the universe narrated.