A imagem da mulher no romance As meninas, de Lygia Fagundes Telles e a atualidade das reflexões sobre a existência feminina na obra O segundo sexo, de Simone de Beauvoir

Abstract

This monograph aims to analyze the construction of female identity and its representations in the literary works The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir and The Girls by Lygia Fagundes Telles. From a qualitative approach and using relational textual analysis. The study seeks to understand how these works approach female identity, considering the social, political and cultural context in which they were written. It will explore the representations of female characters, the relations of power and oppression, gender issues and the challenges faced by women in the societies portrayed in the works.