As vertentes da narrativa e a heterossexualidade compulsória acerca do jogo The Last of Us Part II (2020) e suas personagens principais.

Abstract

The Last of Us Part II (2020) is an adventure-action and survival horror game that continues the story of the first game from The Last of Us franchise, released in 2013. The game brings its main characters, Ellie and Abby, into a conflict inside the narrative. Using mainly the narrative theories of Antonio Candido (2009) and José L. Fiorin (1999), and the feminist theory of Adrienne Rich (1980) about compulsory heterosexuality and lesbian existence, this paper analyzes how The Last of Us Part II presents its narrative and includes Ellie and Abby to it, searching if these characters could be described as 'deep' and 'unexpected' also creating a mirror game between them. In addition, we are exploring how compulsory heterosexuality fits inside and out of this narrative and how this happens. In the final analysis, we want to show a deeper understanding of the plot and its characters, manifesting how a video game can be used as a research object.