Memory and representation in Sonhadora, by Adriana Lunardi.
Keywords: Character; Adriana Lunardi; Memory; Representation; Narrative.
This work aims to discuss the concept of memory in individual and collective perspectives, in "Sonhadora" (2002) by Adriana Lunardi, to observe how the muted female voice in the plot contributes to the reconstruction of a social memory. Through the protagonist Júlia, we seek to understand how her memories and those of other characters are presented in the narrative representing values and mentalities of various profiles of society. In order to problematize how the text transfigures the context of the social strata present in the story, theoretical assumptions of Jeagger (1994), Aristotle (2008), Lukács (2009) and Antonio Candido (2014) were used, in order to record a historical panorama on the configuration of heroes and characters over time. Regarding memory, the ideas of Weinrich (2001) on remembering and forgetting were considered; Bergson (1999) and his perspective on individual memory; and, considering memory as a collective manifestation, the postulates of Halbwachs (1990) and Ecléa Bosi were followed (1979; 2003). This research had a bibliographical character and a qualitative approach, and the analysis allowed to realize that two stories integrate the tale: the lunardiana narrative and the narrative of the protagonist. In the story of Júlia, aspects that are turned to the oral process were identified, as well as the importance of the act of narrating in the transmission of experiences. Considering the individual memory, it was found that the memories of the protagonist outline their behavior and serve as a guide for the development of their actions. Living without seeing the world, individual memories function as a way to keep the world and memory alive as death approaches. As for collective memory, the representations that each woman plays throughout the narrative recall conditions of silence and lack of female representation in literature, referencing a condition: that the memory of women has suffered attempts to erase throughout history. Thus, the individual memory becomes collective as it provides reflections that turn to the representativeness of a female collectivity.