Atmosfera morna: um olhar comparativo sobre o tédio e a angústia na literatura

Abstract

The main theme of this thesis is boredom, as well as the anguish caused by it. Since this theme is very subjective and complex, the objective was to create a master s thesis that, based on reflexive reading, could show three different ways that boredom manifests itself and also expose its relevance in the literary texts that were analyzed. In the poetry of Augusto dos Anjos, the existential character's annoyance is noticed through the remarkable presence of a lyrical self that sees no meaning in existing. In the "Bárbara" story by Murilo Rubião, its analyzed the boredom of satiety, since the character, being bored, consumes compulsively and establishes a banal relationship with material goods. As in the novel Madame Bovary , it is possible to understand that, at first, the person experiences the situational boredom, since it feels bored by the routine. However, by the end of the narrative, the protagonist experiences the existential boredom, manifestating a nihilistic behavior.