Solidarity and appearance of solidarity: the irony in the story The secret cause
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Resumo: | This paper analyses the short story “The secret cause” by Machado de Assis, whose plot revolves around the character Fortunato, that shows himself as a very solidary figure in the presence of others, but in fact, this abnegation manifests itself as a great irony throughout the text. Firstly, the solidarity subject is approached under the prism of different visions, from the Christian concept to some approaches of current society for this subject, observing the presence of this feeling in the actions of the character Fortunato. Next, the irony subject and its presence in literature is developed, as well as its implications in Machado’s work and, specially, in the studied story. Later, a brief approach is presented on sadism, its concepts and its relation to the “secret cause” in the story. From then on, it is studied the relation of being the issue of solidarity only an appearance, used to hide sadism, that would be the central element of psychological constitution of the character Fortunato. To conclude, it’s shown possible reflections in relation to human being condition that can be proportionate from the reading of “the secret cause”, evidencing the incompletude of human being that, being recognized and accepted for the reader, will be able to lead to a self-knowledge work. |
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Solidarity and appearance of solidarity: the irony in the story The secret causeSolidariedade e aparência de solidariedade: a ironia no conto “A causa secreta”This paper analyses the short story “The secret cause” by Machado de Assis, whose plot revolves around the character Fortunato, that shows himself as a very solidary figure in the presence of others, but in fact, this abnegation manifests itself as a great irony throughout the text. Firstly, the solidarity subject is approached under the prism of different visions, from the Christian concept to some approaches of current society for this subject, observing the presence of this feeling in the actions of the character Fortunato. Next, the irony subject and its presence in literature is developed, as well as its implications in Machado’s work and, specially, in the studied story. Later, a brief approach is presented on sadism, its concepts and its relation to the “secret cause” in the story. From then on, it is studied the relation of being the issue of solidarity only an appearance, used to hide sadism, that would be the central element of psychological constitution of the character Fortunato. To conclude, it’s shown possible reflections in relation to human being condition that can be proportionate from the reading of “the secret cause”, evidencing the incompletude of human being that, being recognized and accepted for the reader, will be able to lead to a self-knowledge work.Este estudo analisa o conto “A causa secreta”, de Machado de Assis, cujo enredo gira em torno do personagem Fortunato, que se mostra uma figura muito solidária perante os outros, mas na verdade, essa abnegação revela-se como uma grande ironia ao longo do texto. Aborda primeiramente, a questão da solidariedade sob o prisma de diferentes visões, desde o conceito cristão até algumas abordagens da sociedade atual para esse assunto, observando a presença desse sentimento nas ações do personagem Fortunato. A seguir, é colocado em pauta o tema ironia e sua presença na literatura, bem como suas implicações na obra machadiana e, em especial, no conto estudado. Posteriormente, apresenta-se uma breve abordagem sobre sadismo, seus conceitos e sua relação com a “causa secreta” presente no conto. A partir daí estuda-se a relação entre a questão de a solidariedade ser apenas uma aparência, utilizada para esconder o sadismo, que seria o elemento central da constituição psicológica do personagem Fortunato. Para concluir, mostram-se as reflexões possíveis em relação à condição humana que podem ser proporcionadas a partir da leitura de “A causa secreta”, evidenciando a incompletude humana que, sendo reconhecida e aceita pelo leitor, poderá levar a um trabalho de autoconhecimento.Edunisc2008-11-27info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/article/view/60410.17058/signo.v33i0.604Signo; 2008: Especial - Machado de Assis; 11-201982-2014reponame:Signo (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online)instname:Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)instacron:UNISCporhttps://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/article/view/604/402Torres, Daniela Freitasinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-07-26T18:09:08Zoai:ojs.online.unisc.br:article/604Revistahttp://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signohttp://online.unisc.br/seer/index.php/signo/oairgabriel@unisc.br||revistasigno.unisc@gmail.com1982-20140101-1812opendoar:2018-07-26T18:09:08Signo (Santa Cruz do Sul. Online) - Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul (UNISC)false |
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Solidarity and appearance of solidarity: the irony in the story The secret cause Solidariedade e aparência de solidariedade: a ironia no conto “A causa secreta” |
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Solidarity and appearance of solidarity: the irony in the story The secret cause |
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Solidarity and appearance of solidarity: the irony in the story The secret cause Torres, Daniela Freitas |
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This paper analyses the short story “The secret cause” by Machado de Assis, whose plot revolves around the character Fortunato, that shows himself as a very solidary figure in the presence of others, but in fact, this abnegation manifests itself as a great irony throughout the text. Firstly, the solidarity subject is approached under the prism of different visions, from the Christian concept to some approaches of current society for this subject, observing the presence of this feeling in the actions of the character Fortunato. Next, the irony subject and its presence in literature is developed, as well as its implications in Machado’s work and, specially, in the studied story. Later, a brief approach is presented on sadism, its concepts and its relation to the “secret cause” in the story. From then on, it is studied the relation of being the issue of solidarity only an appearance, used to hide sadism, that would be the central element of psychological constitution of the character Fortunato. To conclude, it’s shown possible reflections in relation to human being condition that can be proportionate from the reading of “the secret cause”, evidencing the incompletude of human being that, being recognized and accepted for the reader, will be able to lead to a self-knowledge work. |
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