LITERATURE, LAW AND SOCIOLOGY OF RACE RELATIONS IN THE NOVEL “THE DRUMS OF SÃO LUÍS”
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The article aims to analyze how racial relations are in the novel “The Drums of São Luís: the saga of the black Brazilian”, by Josué Montello, relating the speech of the characters, predominantly black ones, with the positions of portion of literature that discusses racial relations, mainly from the thoughts of Frantz Fanon. The reason for choosing this clipping is due to the depth of historical and sociological information contained in the text of the book, which elected the fight against black slavery as the center of the narrative protagonism. In this context, the voices of the characters will be confronted with the chosen portion of literature that deals with racial relations. The text was systematized in three moments, which correspond to the temporal periods included in the novel: a) colonialism that settles: the “quilombos” as places of speech and resistance of the subjects; b) colonialism that consolidates: urban life and the dilemmas of racism and; c) colonialism that persists: the abolition and non-inclusion of the black population in the emerging Republic. As a result, it presents the relevance of the black characters role in literature as subjects who fight for the effectiveness of their rights and as builders of their stories. The methodology consisted of the critical literature review.
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