Desigualdade social e a força do sertanejo: a fibra do sisal e a resiliência no cotidiano em “Contos do Sisal”

Abstract

One cannot speak of the microcosm of the sisal-producing region without evoking the people who constitute it. In this context, one has the arduous work of the sisal defibrators, the social inequalities, and the relationship of these workers with the sisal fiber, an element that characterizes the entire region. Thus, the objective of this research is to analyze how the work "Tales of Sisal" portrays the social inequalities in the sisal-producing region, highlighting the symbolic power of sisal as a metaphor for the resilience of these people in the face of daily adversities and its economic role for this region. For this, the methodology adopted bibliographic, of a qualitative nature. The development of the research has as its main source the book by the writer from Coité, a fellow countryman. The author, through literature, in the form of a short story, addresses the entire context of sisal with expertise, since this land and this culture are part of his identity. It is concluded that sisal forged the sisal worker, constituting itself as a source of survival for these people. It is the strength of the sertanejo (inhabitant of the Brazilian backlands), which is also the fiber of sisal.