Pregunta de Languages, Codes and their Technologies #019e354a
“I swear to you, Aurélia. These lips have never touched the face of another woman but my mother. My first kiss of love, I saved it for my wife, for you… [...]” “Or for another, richer one!” she said, recoiling to escape her husband’s kiss, pushing it away with her fingertips. The young woman’s voice had taken on a crystalline timbre, an echo of the harshness and roughness of the feeling that surged within her, and which seemed to ring on her lips like steel. “Aurélia! What does this mean?” “We are acting out a comedy, in which we both play our parts with consummate skill. We can be proud of this, for the best actors could not surpass us. But it is time to put an end to this cruel charade, with which we are mocking each other, sir. Let us face reality, however sad it may be; and let each of us resign ourselves to what we are: I, a betrayed woman; you, a sold man.” “Sold!” exclaimed Seixas, wounded to the core. — Sold, yes: there's no other name for it. I'm rich, very rich; I'm a millionaire; I needed a husband, an indispensable item for honest women. You were on the market; I bought you. You cost me one hundred thousand réis, it was cheap; you didn't make yourself worth it. I would give double, triple, all my wealth for this moment.
By addressing the theme of marriage, this fragment reproduces a conception of romantic literature evident in
Advocating for gender equality.
importance attributed to chastity.
Outrage at social injustices.
The interference of wealth on love.
Emphasis on interpersonal relationships.
Explicación Oficial / Explicaciones de la Comunidad
Analysis of the Fragment from "Senhora"
The correct answer is option A. D) The interference of wealth on love.
1. The Romantic Conception in Focus: Social Criticism
The excerpt from "Senhora," a masterpiece by José de Alencar, is a classic example of the second phase of Brazilian Romanticism, the so-called "novel of manners" or "urban novel." This branch of Romantic literature does not limit itself to idealizing love, but aims to critique the values and hypocrisy of the bourgeois society of the time. The central theme of this critique is often the conflict between true love and material interests.
2. The Deconstruction of the Ideal of Love in Dialogue
The dialogue between Seixas and Aurélia perfectly portrays this tension:
- The Romantic Facade (Seixas): Seixas begins the conversation with a typically romantic and idealized speech, talking about purity and the "first kiss of love" saved for his wife. He tries to construct the image of a marriage based on pure feelings. 2. The Raw Reality (Aurélia): Aurélia brutally destroys this facade. She rejects the kiss and redefines the relationship not as a union of love, but as a "comedy," a "mystification." The climax of her speech is the revelation of the transactional nature of marriage: > "You, sir, a sold-out man."...] You were at the market; I bought it. It cost me one hundred thousand réis..."
This statement exposes the central thesis of the fragment: a wealth Aurélia's presence wasn't just a factor in the marriage, she was the mechanism which made it possible. Love, idealized by Seixas, is subjugated and revealed as a farce in the face of the power of money.
3. Evaluation of Other Alternatives
- A) Advocacy for gender equality: Incorrect. Although Aurélia assumes a position of power through her money, the text does not broadly advocate for gender equality. On the contrary, she herself submits to the social norm by saying that she needed a husband, an "indispensable nuisance for honest women." * B) Importance attributed to chastity: Incorrect. The text shows the devaluation Regarding chastity. Seixas's declaration about his purity is immediately refuted and ignored by Aurélia, who focuses on the financial issue. * C) Indignation at social injustices: Incorrect, because it is too generic. Aurélia's indignation is specific and personal ("a betrayed woman"), and the social critique of the novel focuses on how money corrupts relationships, not on social injustices in a broader sense. * E) Emphasis on interpersonal relationships: Incorrect. The text does the opposite: it devalues the relationship, exposing it as a farce, a commercial transaction, and not as a genuine interpersonal bond.
4. Conclusion
The fragment uses marriage as a thematist to critique a facet of contemporary society, highlighting a conception of Romantic literature that is concerned with denouncing how economic interests and the pursuit of social status (wealthThese elements overlap and corrupt the most idealized sentiment of the movement. love.