A desigualdade social refletida sob o viés do personagem Pedro Bala na obra Capitães da areia, de Jorge Amado

Abstract

The romance over the years has gone through ups and downs and several significant changes to this day responding to the needs of each time. This research has as its object the novel “Capitães da Areia”, by Jorge Amado, whose corpus is made in the sociocultural analysis of the character Pedro Bala and is responsible for specifically addressing the novel of 30, seeking to reflect on the social inequality before the character Pedro Bala. Among the writers of the 1930s, Jorge Amado is one of the leading novelists dealing with the social and political problems of the region. As research methodology we take theoretical readings and analyzes of the work, forming a trail of bibliographical research, of qualitative nature. It was noticed that the work highlights several social issues and problems. It was observed as a result of research that the character, from a narrative conduction of the narrator, enters the process of abandonment and urban violence. In fact Pedro Bala is a portrait of a society that socially and culturally abandons its children. To support our research we used the following theorists: