Os conflitos do olhares, os olhares em conflito: um estudo de Dom Casmurro

Abstract

Considering that the works of Machado de Assis are susceptible to different interpretations and reframing, the objective of this study is to analyze the novel Dom Casmurro (2016) with the purpose of investigating in it the element of the look. To do só, we use the book O enigma do olhar (2003) by Alfredo Bosi, which explores characteristics of Machado’s writing, in addition to O visível e o Invisível (2014) by Merleau-Ponty in order to understand the complexity of the relationships between looking and actually seeing, Machado’s novel itself, which will be analyzed as to its artistic composition, among other authors. Bento’s gaze will be the focus of this work, as well as the character’s two selves. Seven covers of different publications of the book are also analyzed to establish and highlight the importance of the relationship between image and look in the novel.