The spoon: the object and dehumanization in Primo Levi
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Data de Publicação: | 2023 |
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Título da fonte: | Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMG |
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Resumo: | The spoon is one of the most common everyday objects. They can be made of the most varied materials such as wood, steel, iron, and other nobler metals, even bones, paper, plastic. Primo Levi in Is This a Man? states that one of his initial concerns at Auschwitz was how he would eat the soup given out in the morning, as he did not have a spoon. This everyday object becomes, in that space of confinement and death, a valuable bargaining chip in the busy trafficking network that took place in the concentration camps. Its use, in addition to the essential consumption of daily soup, was a factor of civility and, ultimately, of humanity. The objective of this article is to present the spoon as an object of special desire and need in Primo Levi's text. The various scenes in which this object plays the main role will be under analysis, given the precarious conditions of both the food and the prisoners themselves: thefts by the other inmates, confiscations by the authorities, smuggling inside and outside the camps. It is intended, therefore, to demonstrate how the spoon is valued in the concentration camps, because despite the difficulties in obtaining them, its use constitutes a small reunion with lost dignity and civility and an attempt to return to the stolen human condition. by the Nazis. |
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The spoon: the object and dehumanization in Primo LeviA colher: o objeto e a desumanização em Primo LeviPrimo LeviColherCampos de concentraçãoPrimo LeviShoahConcentration campsThe spoon is one of the most common everyday objects. They can be made of the most varied materials such as wood, steel, iron, and other nobler metals, even bones, paper, plastic. Primo Levi in Is This a Man? states that one of his initial concerns at Auschwitz was how he would eat the soup given out in the morning, as he did not have a spoon. This everyday object becomes, in that space of confinement and death, a valuable bargaining chip in the busy trafficking network that took place in the concentration camps. Its use, in addition to the essential consumption of daily soup, was a factor of civility and, ultimately, of humanity. The objective of this article is to present the spoon as an object of special desire and need in Primo Levi's text. The various scenes in which this object plays the main role will be under analysis, given the precarious conditions of both the food and the prisoners themselves: thefts by the other inmates, confiscations by the authorities, smuggling inside and outside the camps. It is intended, therefore, to demonstrate how the spoon is valued in the concentration camps, because despite the difficulties in obtaining them, its use constitutes a small reunion with lost dignity and civility and an attempt to return to the stolen human condition. by the Nazis.A colher é um dos mais comuns objetos do cotidiano. Elas podem ser feitas dos mais variados materiais como madeira, aço, ferro e ou outros metais mais nobres até mesmo de ossos, papel, plástico. Primo Levi em É isto um homem? afirma que uma de suas preocupações iniciais em Auschwitz foi como comeria a sopa distribuída pela manhã, pois não possuía uma colher. Esse objeto corriqueiro torna-se, naquele espaço de confinamento e morte, uma moeda de troca valiosa na movimentada rede de tráfico que acontecia nos campos de concentração. O seu uso, para além do essencial no consumo da sopa diária, era um fator de civilidade e, em última instância, de humanidade. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar a colher como um objeto de especial desejo e de necessidade no texto de Primo Levi. Estarão em análise as diversas cenas nas quais esse objeto desempenha o papel principal, dadas as condições precárias tanto da alimentação, quanto dos próprios prisioneiros: roubos pelos demais internos, confiscos pelas autoridades, o contrabando dentro e fora dos campos. Pretende-se, assim, demonstrar como a colher é valorizada nos campos de concentração, pois apesar das dificuldades de obtê-las, o seu uso constitui um pequeno reencontro com a dignidade e com a civilidade perdidas e uma tentativa de retorno à condição humana roubada pelos nazistas.Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais2023-06-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/article/view/4563810.35699/1982-3053.2023.45638Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMG; v. 17 n. 32 (2023): A comida e a cozinha judaica; 30-421982-3053reponame:Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMGinstname:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)instacron:UFMGporhttps://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/article/view/45638/37841Copyright (c) 2023 Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMGhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMenezes, Filipe Amaral Rocha de2024-03-02T18:51:53Zoai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/45638Revistahttp://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/indexPUBhttp://www.periodicos.letras.ufmg.br/index.php/maaravi/oai||lyslei@ufmg.br1982-30531982-3053opendoar:2024-03-02T18:51:53Arquivo Maaravi: Revista Digital de Estudos Judaicos da UFMG - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)false |
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The spoon: the object and dehumanization in Primo Levi A colher: o objeto e a desumanização em Primo Levi |
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The spoon: the object and dehumanization in Primo Levi |
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The spoon: the object and dehumanization in Primo Levi Menezes, Filipe Amaral Rocha de Primo Levi Colher Campos de concentração Primo Levi Shoah Concentration camps |
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The spoon: the object and dehumanization in Primo Levi |
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Menezes, Filipe Amaral Rocha de |
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Menezes, Filipe Amaral Rocha de |
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Menezes, Filipe Amaral Rocha de |
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Primo Levi Colher Campos de concentração Primo Levi Shoah Concentration camps |
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Primo Levi Colher Campos de concentração Primo Levi Shoah Concentration camps |
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The spoon is one of the most common everyday objects. They can be made of the most varied materials such as wood, steel, iron, and other nobler metals, even bones, paper, plastic. Primo Levi in Is This a Man? states that one of his initial concerns at Auschwitz was how he would eat the soup given out in the morning, as he did not have a spoon. This everyday object becomes, in that space of confinement and death, a valuable bargaining chip in the busy trafficking network that took place in the concentration camps. Its use, in addition to the essential consumption of daily soup, was a factor of civility and, ultimately, of humanity. The objective of this article is to present the spoon as an object of special desire and need in Primo Levi's text. The various scenes in which this object plays the main role will be under analysis, given the precarious conditions of both the food and the prisoners themselves: thefts by the other inmates, confiscations by the authorities, smuggling inside and outside the camps. It is intended, therefore, to demonstrate how the spoon is valued in the concentration camps, because despite the difficulties in obtaining them, its use constitutes a small reunion with lost dignity and civility and an attempt to return to the stolen human condition. by the Nazis. |
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