Opression times in João Antônio’s “Paulinho Perna Torta”

The present article analyzes a short story woven by João Antônio in recent times of opression in Brazil. “Paulinho Pena Torta”, from Leão-de-chácara (1975), published at the peak of the military dictatorship in Brazil, tells the story of a boy, a little rascal that gradually becomes a full bandit. I...

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Autor: Rosa, Maria Eneida Matos da
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2016
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Repositório:Terra Roxa e Outras Terras: Revista de Estudos Literários
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/24966
Acesso em linha:https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/terraroxa/article/view/24966
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:João Antônio
Military dictatorship
Rascal
Brazilian literature
Ditadura militar
Malandro
Literatura brasileira
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Resumo:The present article analyzes a short story woven by João Antônio in recent times of opression in Brazil. “Paulinho Pena Torta”, from Leão-de-chácara (1975), published at the peak of the military dictatorship in Brazil, tells the story of a boy, a little rascal that gradually becomes a full bandit. It is possible to observe the annihilation of the society for the action of a totalitarian government and for a chaotic modernity that collaborates for the growth of social unequalities and moulds the personality of characters who live alongside the society.