Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: CLARICE CALISTA DUTRA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : CLARICE CALISTA DUTRA
DATA : 27/02/2023
HORA: 14:30
LOCAL: Videoconferência
TÍTULO:

THE NOTION OF HAPPINESS LINKED TO PURCHASING POWER: AN ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEL A ÁRVORE QUE DAVA DINHEIRO, BY DOMINGOS PELLEGRINI

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Purchasing Power. Self-actualization. Society. Consumerism. Happiness

PÁGINAS: 60
GRANDE ÁREA: Lingüística, Letras e Artes
ÁREA: Letras
SUBÁREA: Literatura Brasileira
RESUMO:

The aim of this dissertation is to analyze the notion of happiness linked to purchasing power in the novel “A Árvore que dava Dinheiro” by Domingos Pellegrini in the light of Marxist literary theory. It also seeks to discuss about the society portrayed in the work from the sociological literary theories and to approach the novel corpus of study in view of the characters' pursuit of happiness, in addition to contributing to studies of the writer Domingos Pellegrini. To carry out this research, we took as a theoretical basis the studies of Adorno (1980), Berman (2007), Lukács (2000), Marcuse (2006), Zygmunt Bauman (1998, 2009), Gilles Lipovetsky (2007), Eduardo Giannetti ( 2002) among others, whose researches discuss the definitions of consumerism, modernity, hedonism, among other concepts necessary to conduct the proposed analysis. It was found that from the sudden increase in purchasing power, the society of Felicidade, the fictional city of the work, starts to show features of a society of consumers. Indeed, consumerism is one of the most evident traits of the narrative. It was seen that in capitalist societies, subjects begin to establish a direct relationship between moments of well-being, success and happiness with economic status. In addition, it was found that there is a relationship between money and the feeling of self-fulfillment, causing a significant transformation in the way of life of the characters, revealing ambitions and aspects of their personality. According to the partial results obtained in this study, it was possible to perceive that the ideal of happiness through purchasing power can become frustrating, considering that in a society of hyperconsumers, the full satisfaction of desires is not possible, generating people obsessed with consumption and They are, therefore, frustrated about reaching the full happiness that seems to be always far away.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 1822 - MANOEL FREIRE RODRIGUES
Interno - 3340 - CHARLES ALBUQUERQUE PONTE
Externo à Instituição - NETANIAS MATEUS DE SOUZA CASTRO - UERN