Movement and Stagnation in Controle by Natalia Borges Polesso
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space, lesbian literature, Natalia Borges PolessoAbstract
This article aims to analyze the relations between movement and stagnation in the constructions of spaces and female homosexuality in the novel Controle (2019) by Natalia Borges Polesso. I argue that the narrative traces a parallel between the repression of the protagonist’s non-normative sexuality and her medical condition marked by epilepsy and depression, which leads her to live under domestic confinement. Although this parallel may present the risk of coining homosexuality as a pathology, the story’s complexity shows that the protagonist’s insecurity and social isolation are overcome by homosexual desire, which is portrayed as a force that triggers movement in the character. Lastly, I discuss the ways that Polesso’s novel reworks certain stereotypes that are present in lesbian literature, such as social exclusion, the myth of tragic love and displacement as a premise for the consolidation of erotic encounter, as it is shown by the studies developed by Virgínia Maria Vasconcelos Leal.
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