Rompendo paradigmas: a figura feminina guerreira na obra o Senhor dos Anéis e o estereótipo de gênero

Abstract

Examining the dialogue between cultural gender studies and literature helps us to realize that there are ways to deconstruct naturalized cultural and social practices. In this perspective, this work constitutes an analysis of the characters, Galadriel and Éowyn, present in the novel The Lord of The Rings (1954-55), translated as The Lord of the Rings (2000), by South African writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973). The main objective is to investigate how the ruptures represented in the roles of these characters manage to subvert the gender stereotypes that refer to the myths related to the power, role and representations of women in society, the focus of study is found in these characters. The theoretical basis is based on discussions about gender and counts, among others, with the theoreticians Simone de Beauvoir (1980), Zolin (2009), Perrot (2007). In addition, throughout the chapters, we discussed the concept of myth of the warrior maiden, in order to articulate important concepts for the analysis of these female characters in this saga of great success in the field of mass literature. The study concluded that our working hypothesis that the discourse attributed to female characters is a rupture was confirmed, as these characters, even in the face of adversity, managed to exercise their power of choice and break with the traditional stereotypes of submissive female heroines. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]