Felizes para sempre : análise comparativa entre obra clássica "a Bela e a Fera" e a fanfiction "o Belo e a Fera"

Abstract

In this present work, a comparative analysis was made between two stories, the classic “The Beauty and the Beast”, by Madame de Beaumont, released in 1756, and the fanfiction “Handsome and the Beast” (O Belo e a Fera), by Leona-EBM posted at wattpad.com. This study has as its main goal to analyze the language used in each of the texts, identifying similarities and differences between the works about how the characters are represented and how the plot is constituted in each work. To substantiate this study, the critical discourse analysis (CDA), proposed by Fairclough (2001,) was used as a theoretical-methodological basis. In addition, we also adopted, as an analysis tool, the Evaluation System, developed by Martin and White (2005), focusing on the attitude subsystem which is divided into: Affect, Appreciation and Judgment. We understand when doing this analysis that each work has its characteristics and that the context of production directly interferes with this. From this we see how each character is described in comparison to the other story. Based on the analysis, we identified that in the main text “The Beauty and the Beast”, it is observed that the characters are portrayed in a simpler way, not having complications that would be considered more humanized in people, in addition to emphasizing impersonality when the characters are not named. Unlike the main text, fanfiction brings more real characters compared to our daily lives, highlighting feelings and their actions. We conclude that the works produced have significant differences. The comparison between works and characters is of paramount importance for the perception of representations of how the characters are evaluated within the texts.