Open AccessO menino que mudou o olhar de Severino de Jesus
Author(s) -
José Brissos-Lino
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista épicas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2527-080X
DOI - 10.47044/2527-080x.2021vne4.5158
Subject(s) - metaphor , poetry , pilgrimage , event (particle physics) , art , humanities , atmosphere (unit) , representation (politics) , human life , literature , theology , philosophy , politics , geography , physics , humanity , quantum mechanics , meteorology , political science , law
In this article, we discuss the migratory movement of retreatants from northeastern Brazil in the 20th century, represented in poetic form by João Cabral de Melo Neto, which appears symbolized in the metaphor of travel as a representation of human life. Severino de Jesus' pilgrimage takes place in an atmosphere of darkness, with a very strong culture of death persisting as a backdrop until the moment when life breaks out, unexpectedly, thus changing the entire psychological scenario of the retiree. It is this sudden event that the author invokes indirectly, in this Christmas literary piece, as a parallel with the outbreak of Jesus Christ in human history, as a light in the midst of darkness, capable of triggering an attitude of hope.