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Dom Casmurro



Desta vez, escolhi para a minha leitura diária, um dos grandes clássicos da literatura brasileira. Ainda não tinha tido a oportunidade de ler nada de Machado de Assis e sobre este seu Dom Casmurro, sabia apenas o nome da protagonista feminina, pelo que foi uma leitura reveladora e cheia de surpresas. E agora, vejo-me aqui, diante do ecran, a tentar falar de um autor sobre o qual já tudo foi dito.
Esta obra fala-nos essencialmente sobre o amor, a descoberta e a complexidade dos sentimentos. É um retrato fiel de uma sociedade puritana, cujos valores religiosos se erguem sobre os desejos e a vontade individual e onde o indivíduo tem de aprender a combatê-los.
Em Dom Casmurro, dois amigos de infância crescem lado a lado, descobrindo-se a si e ao mundo que os rodeia, enquanto se deixam entrelaçar pela teia dos sentimentos, que vão demonstrando um pelo outro. Uma promessa antiga abala todo o seu mundo cor-de-rosa, mas a ingenuidade aparente, pode ser na verdade, o contentor de algo mais forte e perverso que saberá dar a volta ao destino que criaram para eles.
Machado de Assis criou uma obra onde a emoção e o sentimento assumem o papel de protagonista, através das promessas juvenis dos dois apaixonados e onde só o ciúme parece ameaçar esta união que foi, ao longo dos anos, vencendo todas as barreiras. Mas o amor cura tudo, ou assim o entende o protagonista, até que uma tragédia inesperada, tão estúpida e sem sentido que se torna incrivelmente realista, vem mostrar o lado negro dos nossos protagonistas.
Excelente autor, Machado de Assis, faz com que só após a revelação do seu segredo, nos demos conta dos avisos subtis que foram feitos ao longo dos seus muitos capítulos. Ao virarmos a última página, ficamos ainda com um sentimento de dúvida acerca daquilo que o protagonista dá como certo.
Uma obra interessante, de boa leitura, que nos recorda a todos, a importância do amor.

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