A efetivação e o conhecimento dos direitos humanos por meio da literatura: análise da obra a menina que roubava livros

Abstract

The subject of Human Rights is investigated through literature, understanding the importance of knowing these rights and transmitting them as clearly as possible for the global population. In this task the books have a primary position on passing culture and encouraging the study and debate of this subject, since they can deal with diverse themes, historical or current ones, in a timeless, accessible and clear perspective. Among the topics that can be approached by literary works there is Human Rights, a subject that has arisen for a long time, but whose importance still has strong reflexes in the present day, for guiding the way of people’s life and their social relations. The Second World War stands out as a historical moment that more effectively resulted in stimulating the debate about these rights, being the literary work selected, "The book thief" written by Markus Zusak, settled during those times. Thereby, it is possible to unravel the situations experienced by the characters in the book, relating them to Human Rights. In order to make this study possible, bibliographical and legislative research was used, and, discussing the concept of Human Rights, its evolution and its relation with literature, culminating in the analysis of the violations of these rights in the selected book, this study aims to demonstrate the importance of this interdisciplinarity as a way of learning and fomenting debates about Human Rights.