Literatura como resistência: política e sociedade em "As meninas", de Lygia Fagundes Telles

Abstract

This work aims to show how literature can represent and denounce the reality of a historical period, serving as a form of recording and understanding society. Based on the analysis of the novel As Meninas (1973), by Lygia Fagundes Telles, we seek to understand how the author uses fiction to portray Brazil in the 1970s, marked by the civil-military dictatorship, and how literature presents itself as a means of expression in this context. The research analyzes how literature addresses social and political issues without losing its artistic character, showing how the characters Lorena, Lia, and Ana Clara represent different experiences and visions of the time. The main sources used are the novel itself, interviews given by Lygia Fagundes Telles, and newspapers from the Brazilian Digital Newspaper Library, which help to situate the work in the historical context in which it was written. Thus, As Meninas highlights the role of literature as an instrument of memory and reflection on society and its time.