A mulher da Amazônia na personagem Maria na obra Maria de todos os rios, de Benedicto Monteiro

Abstract

In the present course conclusion assignment, through literary analysis, an approach was made to the woman of the Amazon, with the main reference being the character Maria in the work "Maria de todos os rios" by the writer Benedicto Monteiro (1995), considering that the novel presents, in addition to the lascivious and sensual content, a critical content, from the perspective of the protagonist, regarding the highly patriarchal and sexist social organization and cultural aspects that subject women to the condition of submission to the male gender. In this sense, the work was developed through research and bibliographic review on historical aspects of occupation and social composition of the Amazon, as well as an analysis of the historical formation of women considering different societies and time periods that, to some extent, influence the behavior and characterization of Amazonian women, based on data and theoretical arguments that justify or reaffirm the critical analysis described from the study of Benedicto Monteiro's book (1995). For research, reference and consultation purposes, were considered authors such as Bertha Becker (2015), João Carlos Meirelles Filho (2004), Darcy Ribeiro (1995), Célia da Costa (2015), Peter Stearns (2007), among others. Thus, through the necessary research for the preparation of this work, it was possible to establish a new perspective on the female issue in the region and how these social and cultural aspects are found not only in the Benedicto Monteiro’s literary narrative (1995), but are highly prevalent in the reality of Amazonian women, from which the author based himself to elaborate his fictional work. Therefore, it was possible to analyze, from a literary standpoint, how the author addresses the social and cultural issues that have been constructed over the years regarding women in the Amazon and that are highly prevalent in the reality of Amazonian women.