A representação metafórica das relações sociais em Cinzas do Norte, de Milton Hatoum

Abstract

The dissertation proposed here was based on the study of Northern Gray, the third novel by the renowned Amazonian author Milton Hatoum, who since his debut has been awarded nationally and recognized in several countries, contributing greatly to solidify the quality of literary production on the Brazilian artistic scenery. The objective was to analyze: the metaphorical construction of narrative discourse from the perspective of the conceptual metaphor of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson; the understanding of social organization according to the ideological apparatuses and repressors of state under the philosophical view of Louis Althusser; and the sociological study of the work dealt with in Antonio Candido's theory, using the notion of "organic ferment", in an attempt to unveil the resources that Hatoum used to substantiate and architect Northern Ashes. For this, the analysis is focused not only on the wealth of imagery through connotative language, but also on the involvement of philosophy and sociology with literature. Therefore investigation, the starting point was the plot of the novels predecessor to the latter, followed by a thorough re-reading of the work in question, highlighting the most expressive metaphors, as well as metonymy and neighboring figures, emphasizing both the sociocultural context and its structural aspects, to highlight social events at various points of convergence between language, the philosophical and social factors put in the novel. In this context, it was sought to reveal more often the discourses on the political concerns in the Brazilian scenario of the time. Thus, the methodological path of this analysis was constructed based on the bibliographical research, using as main scopes: Northern Gray (2005), Metaphors we live by (2002), Ideology and ideological apparatuses of the state (1980), Literature and society: studies of theory and literary history (2014), articles, dissertations and theses of the scholars of the Hatoum novels. In this way, in view of the success of this production, the study ratifies the validity of the metaphorical analysis of the Hatounian work, as it was possible to ascertain its rich fictional universe, the connotative beauty of its language and the importance of highlighting Brazilian literature of Amazonian expression.