A tortura representada no conto O fato completo de Lucas Matesso

Abstract

Using the method of comparative literature, this article analyzes the complete fact of Lucas Matesso (1997) by Luandino Vieira and the tortures described in it. In this bias, the objective of the work is to reflect the experiences of traumas deposited on the body after the torture process, concomitant to this to reflect the violence suffered against the character Lucas Matesso in the face of this work of testimonial content. Therefore, the literary manifestation represented by the tales, in the contemporary context of Brazilian and Angolan literature, allows to perceive the dictatorial violence and the resistance on the part of the prisoners, in which it shows the atrocity and brutality suffered by them, presenting a real scenario experienced by countries that until today resist dictatorial repressions.