THE GENESIS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUALITY IN THE NOVEL A LITTLE HERO BY DOSTOIÉVSKY

Abstract

The article aims to investigate the genesis of childhood sexuality in the novel Little Hero in the Reflections of Dostoevsky and Freud. Hence, the following research problem is proposed: What is the genesis of child sexuality in Dostoevsky's novel “The Little Hero” and what is its relationship with Freud? The General objective seeks to explain what the genesis of childhood sexuality is, the relationship in the soap opera O Pequeno Herói with the Freudian theory and the specific objectives that arise are: define the genesis of childhood sexuality in the soap opera “O Pequeno Hero; examine what Freud defines as infantile sexuality in his works, especially the Theory of Sexuality (1901-1905); and finally, make the relationship between child sexuality in the soap opera “O Pequeno Hérói” and the Freudian theory of sexuality. The method is descriptive and in terms of results it is to relate childhood sexuality in Dostoevsky's novel “The Little Hero” with Freud's theory of childhood sexuality. The contribution is made by establishing a relationship between the two authors about childhood sexuality and, in this way, contributing to education.