O conflito essencial (a tensão entre amor e dinheiro em José de Alencar)

Abstract

The present work aims to make a critical analysis of the character Aurelia in the novel Senhora (1875), by José de Alencar. For this reason, we divided this monographic work in three parts. In the first one, we seek to make a brief contextualization of the novel. The second part is composed by the justifications of the choices made for the analysis of this work. The third part contains the theoretical foundation, based on the concepts of E. M. Forster, about flat characters and round characters, as well as Beth Brait's view regarding character conception. In this part we also include the analysis of the character, with Forster’s support and critical contribution from Roberto Schwarz. The main objective is to show why Aurelia is considered a woman so different from the romantic heroines of the nineteenth century.