HELSINKI JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES (HJSSH)
ON JOSEPH'S INHERITANCE AND THE NIGHTMARES OF BEING IN THE GOSPEL OF SARAMAGO
E-ISSN: 7764-9221
P-ISSN: 3442-3567
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/829
This article analyses the relationship established between the character Joseph and the protagonist of the gospel according to Jesus Christ, by José Saramago, especially about what Jesus receives as inheritance. In this sense, it thinks about the representation possibilities of the sandals and the nightmares that, since Joseph's death, accompany the carpenter's son. From there, it reflects on the human being and his destiny according to the fictional universe constructed by the narrative, thinking about the tragic heroicity of man in the face of the idea of guilt, which can be considered as the central theme of the Saramago gospel.
Jefferson de Morais Lima
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