Between Fantasy and Reality

The tale A moça tecelã of Marina Colasanti

Abstract

Reality gives space to magic, the fantastic in which allegorical narratives are produced that uses the abstract language to express some message. Narratives composed by metaphors which reveal the result of who make up a picture of reality with a magic painting. Marina Colasanti does it by placing the pen close to the paper: The formula is ready as in a blink of an eye, creating a magical world inhabited by kings and queens, nobles and commoners of fairy tales. But, the path to the realm of enchantment is tortuous, for it was built from experiences and reflections on the essence of human dramas. The ordinary themes of the contemporary gain an air of grace in Colasanti’s tales, not to create silly stories, but to question the value and role of social factors, especially women. In this perspective, the objective of this work is to carry out a literary analysis of the tale A moça tecelã from the point of view of the structure of the narrative, from the fairy tale’s perspective and a study about the character (representation of the contemporary woman) fantasy and reality. We used as methodology the bibliographic research based on the theoretical discussions of Massaud Moisés, Tzvetan Todorov, Nádia Battela Gotlib and Nelly Novaes Coelho.