DAS MULHERES EM SOCIEDADE: HISTÓRIA DE VIDA DE MULHERES NA LITERATURA

INTRODUÇÃO: This study, situated in the sociology and literature areas, aims to analyze works from renowned Brazilian female authors, relating them to social problems that intertwine their narratives. The writers selected were Conceição Evaristo (2016), with “Olhos D’água”, and Clarice Lispector (2020), with “A hora da Estrela”. OBJETIVOS: The study aims to analyze how the works’ characters reflected the trajectory of the authors life story. Therefore, how female characters are written by women authors, it’s crucial to briefly analyze their life story and where they were placed in history, society and literature. MATERIAIS E MÉTODO: The study adopted bibliographic research and life history as its primary methodological approach. RESULTADOS: The findings were narrowly analyzed by theoretical authors like bell hooks (2019) and Heleieth Saffioti (2015). CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: Thus, its possible to conclude that this study achieves the proposed objectives, in addition to allowing to visualize a connection between the academic areas selected.

PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Brazilian literature; Sociology; Authors; Works; Characters.