Affective memory and dignified childhood In the production by brazilian writer Clarice Lispector

Abstract

This article aims at analyzing the concept of affective memory as a category in the imaginary of children’s rights from the perspective of Law and Literature. The focus are the connections between childhood memories and adult personality, regarding the character Virgínia in the novel The chandelier (O lustre), by Clarice Lispector, in order to exemplify the function of affective memory and the universal right to a dignified childhood. The function of affective memories is an important trace in the process of identity formation, which contributes to the development of a legal theory regarding children’s rights. Affection is considered a foundation for dignified life, and literary legal reflections contribute to the rethinking of childhood, in the eyes of Law and social studies..

Keywords

• memória afetiva
• Clarice Lispector
• direito à infância digna.