De livros e leituras : constituição das personagens leitoras do conto "Só" de Machado de Assis e de "Fahrenheit 451" de Ray Bradbury.

Abstract

This study aims to reflect about reading on the characters´ transformational process in the tale Só, written by Machado de Assis, and in Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury. At first, it presents the subject reading from the perspective of Michele Petit, Emile Faguet and Marcel Proust. After that, it approaches the constitution of the book´s historic environment in Brazilian nineteenth century and aspects of literary repression in the United States, according to studies of Hallewell, Hélio Seixas Guimarães, Alessandra El Far, Meyer and Manguel. Afterward, it considers some aspects related to the fictional discourse from the perspective of Searle and readers and Umberto Eco´s model authors, which contribute to understanding and interpretation of the characters at issue. Finally, it shows a look towards the characters´ action in relation to reading and to the book, analyzing possible changes and seeking to understand how these ones occur.