BARBARA ON THE TRAIL OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
BARBARA ON THE TRAIL OF THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.5722515011
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Palavras-chave: Semiotics; Murilo Rubião; short story ‘Bárbara’, deadly sins.
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Keywords: Semiotics; Murilo Rubião; short story ‘Bárbara’, deadly sins.
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Abstract: This article aims to provide a possible reading of the short story ‘Bárbara’, by Murilo Rubião, highlighting the Catholic concept of the deadly sins expressed by the central character of the narrative, and the feeling of anguish and despair to which her husband is subjected. The theorizing is based on concepts from Peirce (2019), Simões (2019), Nöth (2024) and Agostinho (1980), especially the semiotic bias that the analysis is aimed at. The aim of this reading is to identify the successive metaphors that serve as icons, indexes or symbols of the deadly sins. In this sense, the interest of the reading focuses on the observation of human behavior in the construction of the protagonist's image. From this perspective, the deadly sins are identified through the protagonist's attitudes and desires that go beyond normal logic and oppose the virtues desired by the person she loves, as is the case with her husband.
- DARCILIA MARINDIR PINTO SIMOES
- Claudio Artur Oliveira Rei