Adaptando o espaço pós- apocalíptico: um estudo sobre The Road, de Comac McCarthy
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2017-10-06
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Person, Thaisa [UNESP]
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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O apocalipse é um tema recorrente na literatura. As imagens e figuras associadas a ele estão presentes em textos tão diversos quanto a Bíblia ou em obras pertencentes ao subgênero romântico “The Last Man” e, atualmente, em textos que se valem de uma nova abordagem para representar o fim do mundo: o “pós-apocalipse”. Esses textos retratam a dissolução de uma sociedade organizada em torno de leis e de princípios de ética e de cidadania que foi devastada por um evento catastrófico. Os que sobreviveram a esse evento devem encontrar formas de continuarem sobrevivendo, mas, agora, em um mundo desolado e sem leis. Dessa forma, o que há de importante nessas narrativas não é necessariamente o evento catastrófico em si, mas, sim, como se estruturará a sociedade pós-evento, regida primordialmente pela lei da sobrevivência. Neste trabalho, propõe-se o estudo do livro pós-apocalíptico The Road (2006), de Cormac McCarthy e a sua adaptação homônima para o suporte fílmico (2009), dirigida por John Hillcoat. As duas obras retratam a luta pela sobrevivência de um pai e de um filho em meio a um mundo pós-apocalíptico. Além de buscar a sua sobrevivência e a do filho, durante a narrativa, o pai exerce o papel mais difícil neste tempo desolador: o papel de ser pai. Pensando-se nas relações de intertextualidade entre o texto adaptado e sua adaptação, este estudo visa investigar como se constitui a representação de espaço e ambientação na obra literária e na obra fílmica. De acordo com a distinção entre espaço e ambientação proposta por Osman Lins (1976), tenciona-se estudar tais elementos narrativos na obra adaptada e na sua adaptação, a fim de demonstrar o quão importantes e contributivos são para o desenvolvimento do conflito central da narrativa, já que em cada ambiente pelos quais os personagens passam, eles são psicologicamente transformados de alguma forma. Além disso, objetiva-se demonstrar como espaço e ambientação são solidários aos outros elementos da narrativa e como dessa relação entre eles resultam fatores significativos para a história.
The apocalypse is a recurrent theme in literature. The images and figures associated with it are present in texts as diverse as the Bible or the works belonging to the romantic subgenre "The Last Man" and, today, in texts that use a new approach to represent the end of the world: the “post-apocalypse”. These texts depict the dissolution of a society organized around laws and principles of ethics and citizenship that was devastated by a catastrophic event. Those who survived this event must find ways to continue to survive, but now in a desolate and lawless world. Thus, what is important in these narratives is not necessarily the catastrophic event itself, but rather, how will the post-event society be structured, governed primarily by the law of survival. In this work, we propose the study of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic book The Road (2006) and its homonymous adaptation to the film support (2009), directed by John Hillcoat. The two works depict the struggle for the survival of a father and son in the midst of a post-apocalyptic world. In addition to pursuing his survival and that of his son, during the narrative, the father plays the most difficult role in this bleak time: the role of being a father. Thinking about the intertextual relations between the adapted text and its adaptation, this study aims to investigate how the representation of space and ambiance is constituted in the literary work and in the film work. According to the distinction between space and ambiance proposed by Osman Lins (1976), it is intended to study such narrative elements in the adapted work and its adaptation, in order to demonstrate how important and contributory are to the development of the central conflict of narrative. Since in every environment by which the characters pass, they are psychologically transformed in some way. In addition, it aims to demonstrate how solidary space and ambiance are to the other elements of the narrative and how of this relationship between them result significant factors for the story.
The apocalypse is a recurrent theme in literature. The images and figures associated with it are present in texts as diverse as the Bible or the works belonging to the romantic subgenre "The Last Man" and, today, in texts that use a new approach to represent the end of the world: the “post-apocalypse”. These texts depict the dissolution of a society organized around laws and principles of ethics and citizenship that was devastated by a catastrophic event. Those who survived this event must find ways to continue to survive, but now in a desolate and lawless world. Thus, what is important in these narratives is not necessarily the catastrophic event itself, but rather, how will the post-event society be structured, governed primarily by the law of survival. In this work, we propose the study of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic book The Road (2006) and its homonymous adaptation to the film support (2009), directed by John Hillcoat. The two works depict the struggle for the survival of a father and son in the midst of a post-apocalyptic world. In addition to pursuing his survival and that of his son, during the narrative, the father plays the most difficult role in this bleak time: the role of being a father. Thinking about the intertextual relations between the adapted text and its adaptation, this study aims to investigate how the representation of space and ambiance is constituted in the literary work and in the film work. According to the distinction between space and ambiance proposed by Osman Lins (1976), it is intended to study such narrative elements in the adapted work and its adaptation, in order to demonstrate how important and contributory are to the development of the central conflict of narrative. Since in every environment by which the characters pass, they are psychologically transformed in some way. In addition, it aims to demonstrate how solidary space and ambiance are to the other elements of the narrative and how of this relationship between them result significant factors for the story.
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teorias da adaptação, espaço, Pós-apocalipse, The Road, Adaptation, Space, Post-apocalypse