Uma análise do amor patológico na obra o Remorso e Baltazar Serapião, de Valter Hugo Mãe.

Abstract

Love is a theme that circulates in different wheels of conversations and lines of study. But conceptualizing it may not be an easy task. The attempt to understand love comes from antiquity to the present day. But we will dwell only on pathological love. This is characterized as a sick relationship, with attitudes of jealousy, possession and violence (SOPHIA; TAVARES; ZILBERMAN, 2006; GIKOVATE, 2006). This work aims to analyze, in the work o remorso de baltazar serapião, by Valter Hugo Mãe, the pathological love in the amorous relationship of baltazar and ermesinda. Specifically, we aim to: identify the consequences of pathological love and point out the triggering factor of pathological love. The research is analytical bibliographical. The study is justified, first of all, in the fact that they still have few studies about the novel. In addition, the studies on the work are focused on other analytical categories. We used as main theoretical bases, the studies of Gikovate (2006) and Sophia, Tavares and Zilberman (2006). We infer that from the work o remorso de baltazar serapião brings a grotesque tone: through the animalistic aspect with which sexual relations are described, limiting the need for sexual satisfaction, as an instinct; of the scenes of aggression, described quite violently. Pathological love is a consequence of the patriarchal culture, shown in a hyperbolic way, with scenes of extreme violence, legitimized by the macho discourse. The idea of baltazar serapião's love to be pathological is confirmed through the protagonist's attitudes toward his Ermesian wife, a consequence of the reflection of the social context of the characters, which legitimizes violence against women as a form of marital duty and teaching.