A linguagem como instrumento de construção da identidade em As mulheres de Tijucopapo

Abstract

The novel As mulheres de Tijucopapo by Marilene Felinto is analyzed in the perspective of the creation process of the post-modern character, using Stuart Hall’s views on the construction of identity in a post-modern world. One can notice that the construction of the identity in the case of Rísia, protagonist of the novel, is closely related to the evolution of her language. From dumbness and strutter, Rísia reaches an individual, lyrical discourse, creating a new poetics of her own. This is the way we will follow with her.