A fragmentação existencial da mulher mexicana no conto “Tina Reyez”, de Amparo Dávila

Abstract

In Brazil, the work of short-story writer Amparo Dávila (1928-2020) belongs to a gap in the study of literature made by women of the 20th century, since the mexican author has no translation to the portuguese language. In order to expand the literary corpus of studies about the narratives of women from the last century, this article will analyze the short story “Tina Reyez”, published in Música Concreta (1964). In dealing with the taboos surrounding the erotic awakening and sensual perceptions of the “ordinary woman” Tina Reyez, Amparo outlines the patriarchal moralities imposed on the tale's protagonist. Based on a qualitative and exploratory methodology, this article will reflect on the social value imposed on women who lived during the second half of the 20th century, according to the theoretical contribution of Luce Irigaray (2017) and Simone de Beauvoir (2009), as well as on the weight of mexican patriarchal morality on the character's context of existence, according to the article “¿Cómo ser sin límites? Semiotic analysis of the story ‘Tina Reyez’, by Amparo Dávila” (2019), by Socorro García Bojórquez and María Edith Araoz Robles.