Resettling the House in the Novel Forever by Vergílio Ferreira Cover Image

Znovuzabydlování domu v románu Navždycky Vergília Ferreiry
Resettling the House in the Novel Forever by Vergílio Ferreira

Author(s): Karolina Válová
Subject(s): Other Language Literature
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze - Filozofická fakulta, Vydavatelství
Keywords: Vergílio Ferreira; portuguese existencialism; house; death; childhood; faith

Summary/Abstract: This article is dedicated to Vergílio Ferreira’s lyrical reflective novel Forever (Para Sempre, 1983) and presents the spatial analysis of the house. The novel’s protagonist Paulo returns to his childhood home. The house, which has been abandoned for years, provokes a need in him to review his life, which leads to a search for the meaning of human existence in general. Paulo, the self-diegetic narrator, is returning to the house of his childhood. It is the definitive return that begins the last phase of his life, the time remaining until his death. Wandering around the house, running down the corridors, up and down the stairs, entering each room, he finds a stopped time, rediscovers his past, and thinks about his future and his dreams. There are four symbols that represent the four main rooms, which work as the keys to interpretation.

  • Issue Year: XXXII/2022
  • Issue No: 65
  • Page Range: 70-85
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Czech