Two writers created by Graciliano Ramos

ABSTRACT This text consists of a study of the characters JoãoValério, from Caetés (published in 1933), and Paulo Honório, from S. Bernardo (published in 1934). The focus on these two characters created by Graciliano Ramos is justified by the fact that, even when it comes to men that in many aspects are different from each other, they are similar in the act of writing, activity that also makes them close to their creator. The considerations here presented lead to the interpretation that, for the two men in question, the act of writing is marked, ultimately, as activity of self-consciousness and recognition. KEYWORDS: João Valério; Paulo Honório; Writing.

LEITURA LITERÁRIA: ESPELHO E ESTRADA NA FORMAÇÃO DO SER

studying the literary production to children implies (a) an accurate look in order to choose among the several books published and (b) the definition of a theoretical corpus to shine a light on the selected text. This study aims at investigating the work “Menino do rio doce”, written by Ziraldo and illustrated by the Dumont family. It is a hybrid text made by two systems: the verbal and the visual, and it is analyzed as such. The verbal text is a poetic prose whose enunciative voice – a boy – is in third person and assumes a lyrical character. When he reveals his relationship with the river that flows in the village, the boy finds out his environment and realizes he’s inserted in a culture that characterizes the formation of an identity and his own self-knowledge.