Transfigurações artísticas das realidades vividas por negros e negras no Brasil: uma análise do conto "Maria", de Conceição Evaristo

Abstract

Historically, black men and women in Brazil live daily with social problems such as marginalization, racism and violence. These problems have long been denounced through literature written by black authors. Through artistic formalizations, black literature produces, in addition to a range of meanings, a representation that is still not widespread, but with undeniable achievements over time. Seeing the need for a reflection on this issue, it was decided to analyze the short story “Maria”, from the award-winning book OlhosD'água, by Conceição Evaristo. During the analysis of the short story, we visualize, through the aesthetics used by the author, processes of elaboration of contemporary reality, and the outcome of the text provokes reflections on Brazilian society. For analysis and interpretation of the work, as a theoretical framework, we used, among others, the works of CUTI (2010), GOMES (2005), GOUVEIA (2011) and SILVA (2010). The results revealed the literature written by black authors as a tool for expanding the worldview and that, moreover, needs visibility.