Uma análise comparativa do índio como herói nas obras “O Guarani” de José de Alencar e “Guerra da Cabanagem - heróis esquecidos” de Ademar Xico Gruber

Abstract

This research has as object of study to compare the figure of the Indian as a hero in the works “O Guarani” (1857) by José de Alencar and “War of Cabanagem- forgotten Heroes” (2007) by Ademar Xico Gruber, seeking to investigate whether the figure of the Indian as a hero had changes in relation to his representation in Alencar's 19th century narrative, and in Gruber's contemporary novel in the 19th century. XXI. Also carrying out a study of the characteristics of the time and the position in the face of the European colonizer, as manifestations of nationalism. In which from the analysis we can raise how each author constructed the Indian as a hero, noting the relationships between Indianism, linked to a representation of the nationality in José de Alencar and the representation of a regional hero in Ademar Xico Gruber. For to support this research, the following theorists were used: Barbosa (2008), Bergson (2006); Bosi (1992); Bosi (1977); Coutinho (2002), Coutinho (2008), Candido (1972), Candido (1997), Candido (1999), Chartier (2001), Chartier (2011); Faraco (2006); Freyre (1987); (Freitas (1986), (Picchio (2004); Sodré (2004); Sodré (1969), Santos (2009), Roncari (2002). These authors provided the knowledge base through their studies to enrich the information. The procedure method used is the historical, comparative and monographic. As for typology, we will use research techniques direct and indirect documentation, through bibliographic research and documental research.