A ruptura do padrão feminino nas personagens das obras O Quinze de Rachel de Queiroz e São Bernardo de Graciliano Ramos

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the protagonists in the works O Quinze by Rachel de Queiroz and São Bernardo by Graciliano Ramos, to understand in what way the characters break with the feminine standard of the beginning od the 20th century in the Brazilian backlands scenario. From this, the works are discussed from the historical perspective of the Northeast of the country and the gender perspective, with the support in comparative literature for the purpose of producing a fair ande qual comparison between both novels. We used as theoretical support author such as Alfredo Bosi, Maria Lúcia Rocha-Coutinho, Tânia Carvalhal, Nelson Werneck Sodré, Marx and Engels, and Djamila Ribeiro. Thus, it is possible to analyse the female representation especially in the northeastern scenario, about the social problems and the militant speeches during the trajectory of the female characters, focusing on the protagonists. Besides being possible to analyze male oppression, class differences and the importance of teaching for female emancipation. Thus, it was intended to highlight the relevance of the discourses of gender and class equality in literary works, especially from the female point of view.