The narrative in an argumentative perspective

A semiolinguistic analysis of Gregório Duvivier's literary chronicle

Abstract

This article investigates the literary staging based on the presupposition of the inherent argumentative orientation in the narrative, seeking to answer the following question: "How does the chronicle (re)orient the reader's perspective?" A chronicle by Gregório Duvivier is examined, aiming, in principle, to describe the orientation of its organizational structure, based on the theoretical assumptions of the Semiolinguistic Theory of Discourse Analysis, articulated with Argumentative Discourse Analysis and Literary Theory, and through bibliographic research. Finally, this text organized into three parts — namely: the presentation of Semiolinguistics, a discussion on the argumentative orientation in the narrative mode of discourse organization, and a description of how this orientation operates in a chronicle by Duvivier — aims to demonstrate the functioning of certain mechanisms through which the chronicle can influence its readers and, in doing so, contribute to the formation of readers capable of inferring the worldviews present in narratives.