Anguish
Description:... "Anguish" is a novel written by Graciliano Ramos, in which the narrator, Luís da Silva, a frustrated public servant and writer, turns to the past to deal with his anguish caused by the end of his engagement to Marina, who is now committed to Julião Tavares. The story shows how the permanent dissatisfaction with the present leads Luís to do a self-analysis and focus on his memories, which include a childhood of distant affections, sexual and professional frustrations. The narrative shows Luis's struggle to achieve professional and romantic success, but it is marked by constant disillusionment and lack of perspective. As connections with other characters grow, a drama unfolds inside the narrator's mind, leading to an outcome that will reflect in the narrator's frenzied thoughts. Memories and reality change from line to line. The reader should pay attention, as the stream of consciousness, in a chaotic inner monologue, sometimes seems like a mess, but it is not. The thread is there. The narration mixes past and present in the same paragraph and even in the same sentence. One moment, walking on the street, something he sees reminds him of something from childhood, and off we go, to then read a dialogue with someone in the present.
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