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Simone de Beauvoir: considerações sobre o envelhecimento e a finitude na obra 'Mal-entendido em Moscou'
Simone de Beauvoir: considerations on aging and finitude in the 'Misunderstanding in Moscow'
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Abstract This article aims to analyze the work 'Mal-entendido em Moscou' ('Misunderstanding in Moscow'), by Simone de Beauvoir from to specific themes: the aging and the finitude. The book tells the story of André and Nicole, two retired professors who feel the weight of aging and travel to the USSR for the ... view more
This article aims to analyze the work 'Mal-entendido em Moscou' ('Misunderstanding in Moscow'), by Simone de Beauvoir from to specific themes: the aging and the finitude. The book tells the story of André and Nicole, two retired professors who feel the weight of aging and travel to the USSR for the second time in their life. Thus, a series of misunderstandings start taking place: the lack of communication, the fear of aging, a long-standing love, the assumption of female identity, their political expectations and the difference between the characters’ comprehension of the world itself. In this text, I address these divergences, especially the impact of aging and the realization of finiteness by the main character and how these matters of uneasiness reverberate in all of us as well. The article is subdivided as follows; first it deals in general with the relationship between philosophy and literature in Beauvoir's production; the following presents the plot of the work, highlighting some important elements for the discussion and; finally, it investigates questions about aging and facticity, seeking to understand the original focus that the philosopher outlines in the courageous and realistic creation that she makes of her characters.... view less
Classification
Science of Literature, Linguistics
Free Keywords
Simone de Beauvoir; Feminism; Aging; Finitude; Literature
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2021
Page/Pages
p. 1-14
Journal
Griot: Revista de Filosofia, 21 (2021) 2
ISSN
2178-1036
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed