A presença do patriarcalismo na literatura brasileira: análise comparativa entre “Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas”, de Machado de Assis e “Senhora”, de José de Alencar

Abstract

Men and women are represented on different ways in literary works, as well as belong to predefined spaces according to the represented society. Thus, this article aims to draw a parallel between the works "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas", written by Machado de Assis and "Senhora", written by José de Alencar, to analyze the presence of patriarchy trough the reading of the spaces designed for the characters Brás Cubas and Virgília in parallel with the spaces for the characters Fernando Seixas and Aurelia. So, it will be used the DaMatta's theory (1997) to analyze the spaces “house” and “street” and to prove that while the women of "Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas" are submissive to men, in “Senhora” the role of men and women is reversed, and it is Fernando that has the duty to be submissive.