Literatura infantil e memória cultural

Abstract

The present research work is of a descriptive nature, was aiming to analyze a children's literature work that deals with a people’s cultural memory preservation. The object of the analysis was the literary work The Adventures of Tibicuera, which are also the ones of Brazil by Erico Veríssimo. Therefore, the work was initially read and then, we sought to conceptualize literature, memory and culture. Lastly, we proceeded to analyze the textual procedures and phenomena inserted by the author in the narrative, involving the behavior and the reactions reflected in the main character through the contrast with another culture. The methodology used is qualitative in bibliographic terms. It is concluded that the memory preservation of the Tupinambá people occurs through oral transmission, from father to son. On the other hand, the preservation of Brazilian culture takes place in the reading of memorable works, whether playful or pedagogical, aimed at the children's audience, with attention to the language and illustrations, with narratives focused on the child's imagination. It was verified the alterity produced in the time and space trodden by the character, based on its origins and ancestors from the dialog with the other and the acculturation.