História na literatura distópica contemporânea: uma análise da obra questão de classe de Christina Dalcher

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between history and literature, taking as its object of analysis the dystopian work Class Matters by Cristina Dalcher. The research addresses speculation about the resurgence of eugenics theories in contemporary times and the segregation of human groups, establishing parallels with the Nazi practices that preceded the Holocaust and Eugenics practiced throughout the world. An exploratory qualitative bibliographical research was carried out, in which we sought to establish connections between history and literature, fictional narrative and contemporaneity. Based on authors such as Julio Bentivoglio (2019), Amanda Berchez (2020) and Marc Bloch (2001), among others, this study understands that dystopian fiction narratives, in books and films, are a powerful tool for history, generating knowledge and provoking reflection, fulfilling the purpose of showing how these narratives serve as crucial warnings to understand far-right movements in the present time, evidencing that literature allows us to revisit and learn from the past so that historical mistakes are not repeated in the present day.