The narrator in Corinthians (2) VS. Palestra (1): (im)parciality?

Abstract

This paper aims to present a reading of the short story Corinthians (2) VS. Palestra (1) by Alcântara Machado. The narrative is a text of great narrative force, which opens up opportunities for studies of this nature given the radiophonic language mobilized by the narrator to conduct the facts as the linguistic-enunciative marks suggest that the narrator supports one of the soccer teams. This qualitative research study proposes a reading to evidence the impartiality of the narrator throughout the game between Corinthians and Palestra. However, during the analysis, we found that the narrator reveals himself to be a Corinthians fan, which makes him a partial fictional instance. In order to attest such partiality, this study mobilizes theoretical and critical studies about the narrative focus, such as the ones by Norman Friedmann (2002), Wayne Booth (1980), and Davi Arrigucci (1998).