The stated fictionality and the triadic structure in “A Hora e Vez de Augusto Matraga”

Abstract

This paper proposes an analysis of the aesthetical effects that can be perceived in the narrative structure of the short story “A hora e vez de Augusto Matraga”, part of the book Sagarana written by Guimarães Rosa, concerning the theme of conversion from sinner to saint. It also focuses on the effects of meaning that arrives from the fact that the narrator declares that it is a “made up story”, and  from  the  fact  that  its  structure  is  elaborated  in  triads.  The  theoretical background is based on structuralism, particularly on the work of Genette, and critical articles about the work of Guimarães Rosa.