A cólera e a coleira: o páthos amoroso em Um copo de colerá, de Raduan Nassar

Abstract

This dissertation leans over the novel “A cup of rage” (1978) by Raduan Nassar, aiming to analyze both quantitatively and qualitatively the feminine and masculine discourses of its protagonists. A chart was elaborated with the intention of not only locating the speeches but also making a detailed analysis of the dialogs, in order to clarify the narrative’s main points regarding the man-woman relations as well as their standpoints throughout the novel. The hypothesis is that the farmer explodes as he sees the ripped hedge and then proceeds to discuss with the journalist as if she was herself the leaf-cutter ant that destroyed the hedge. Following that, it was possible to visualize the violence within the events of the plot and compare them with the Brazilian reality. The male seduction used as a domination tool was analogically equated to the serpent as it deceives Eve in the Garden of Eden to bite the apple. This return to the Garden is made to lead to the return to Genesis, to the beginning once again, to the cycle that this book represents in so many ways. To achieve this, theoretical references were used, such as male domination, erotism, pathos, rage, feminist theory, gender violence and the Book of Genesis.