A Wicked Fairy Godmother
The Residual Building of the Other Mother in Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14393/LL63-v-2023-12Keywords:
Witch, Fairy stories, Coraline, Neil Gaiman, Residuality TheoryAbstract
The witch is the most common villain in fairy stories due to her deceitful powers and her urge to tormenting helpless children. However, her character-building shows more similarities between her and her allegedly benevolent counterparts, the fairies. This article applies key concepts from the Residuality Theory to establish such tension by analyzing the mysterious other mother, also known as beldam, the antagonistic character from the novel Coraline, by Neil Gaiman. By placing such character under the lenses of residual analysis, the imagery used in the making of the witch can be seen as a strategy to maintaining patriarchal mentalities, only perceptible in the light of critical reading.
Downloads
References
BYINGTON, Carlos. Prefácio. In: KRAMER, Heinrich; SPRENGER, James. O martelo das feiticeiras. Trad. Paulo Froés. 2. ed. Rio de Janeiro: BestBolso, 2015.
CAMPBELL, Hayley. A arte de Neil Gaiman. Trad. Alexandre Callari. São Paulo: Editora Mythos, 2015.
COELHO, Nelly Novaes. O conto de fadas: símbolos, mitos, arquétipos. 4. ed. São Paulo: Paulinas, 2012.
GAIMAN, Neil. Coraline: 10th Anniversary Edition (English Edition). Bloomsbury: Bloomsbury Children’s Book, 2012.
GAIMAN, Neil. Coraline. Trad. Regina Barros de Carvalho. Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, 2003.
KEATS, John. A bela dama sem piedade. Trad. Izabella Drummond. Disponível em: https://edisciplinas.usp.br/pluginfile.php/4656985/mod_resource/content/1/A%20BELA%20DAMA%20SEM%20PIEDADE.pdf. Acesso em: 15 maio 2023.
KRAMER, Heinrich; SPRENGER, James. O martelo das feiticeiras. Trad. Paulo Froés. 2. ed. Rio de Janeiro: BestBolso, 2015.
SILVA, Alexander Meireles da. As origens celtas e seus personagens literários. In: AVILA, Marina (org). Os melhores contos de fadas celtas. São Caetano do Sul: Editora Wish, 2020.
MURARO, R.M. Introdução. In: KRAMER, Heinrich; SPRENGER, James. O martelo das feiticeiras. Trad. Paulo Froés. 2. ed. Rio de Janeiro: BestBolso, 2015.
NAZÁRIO, Luiz. Da natureza dos monstros. São Paulo: Arte & Ciência, 1998.
GRIMM, Jacob; GRIMM, Wilhelm. A bela adormecida. In: TATAR, Maria (org.). Contos de fadas. Trad. Maria Luiza X. de A. Borges. Rio de Janeiro: Zahar, 2013.
PONTES, R. Lindes disciplinares da teoria da residualidade. Revista Decifrar, v. 7, n. 14, p. 11-20, 2019. Disponível em: https://doi.org/10.29281/rd.v7i14.7555. Acesso em: 18 abr. 2023.
RUSSELL, Jeffrey; ALEXANDER, Brooks. História da bruxaria. Trad. Álvaro Cabral, William Lagos. São Paulo: Aleph, 2019.
TOLKIEN, J.R.R. Sobre histórias de fadas. Trad. Regina Barros de Carvalho. São Paulo: Conrad Editora do Brasil, 2010.
TORRES, José William Craveiro. Além da cruz e da espada: acerca dos resíduos clássicos d´a demanda do Santo Graal. Fortaleza: Imprensa Universitária, 2016. 412 p. E-book. Disponível em: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/24603. Acesso em: 08/04/2023.
WILDE, Jane. The ride with the fairies. In: A treasury of Irish fairy and folk tales. Nova Iorque: Barnes & Noble, 2015.
Downloads
Published
How to Cite
Issue
Section
Categories
License
Copyright (c) 2023 Jandir Silva dos Santos, Cássia Maria Bezerra do Nascimento (Autor)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
The authors retain author's rights but grant the journal the right of firsth publication. The works are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License, which allows sharing provided that the authors and this journal are properly ackonwledged.