Distopias, violência e o fenômeno das heterotopias itinerantes: transgressões em Clube da Luta e Laranja mecânica

Abstract

The present dissertation approaches the theme of violence in the novels Fight Club (1996) and A Clockwork Orange (2000) as well as its filmic versions. The aim of this study, which is developed through a qualitative and bibliographical research, is to analyze such works, understand the contexts in which the plots take place and investigate -through a contextualized perspective- which aspects can be considered generators of violence. It is important to highlight that the lens through which we do this research take into consideration the relations of power in social and political aspects. In late modernity we cannot separate an artistic work from a historical context, as ideologies cannot be separated from cultural, social, political and economic conditions. Based on the concepts of violence outlined by theorists as Slavoj i ek, René Girard, and Pierre Bourdieu we intend to make an analysis of violence as a phenomenon resulting from a social background.The novels have points in common: they are both set on dystopian realities, where society has no shared ideals or values. Besides the questions related to dystopias and violence, we present a study focused on the perception of social spaces and the practices of transgression used to question the behavior rules to which the characters are subjected