Diários de viagem à Terra-Média: Literatura fantástica, ecologia e ensino de Ciências

Abstract

Fantastic Literature allows the creation of other universes, which are different from ours, but contain similar elements, since its creator uses existing mechanisms in the natural world to mold it according to his will. By having similarities, but being different, the relationships and dynamics in this other world may correspond not only to the author's thought, but to the time it was written, the philosophy of the time, etc. When entering the secondary world – which are the fantastic worlds – however, one can observe more closely these relationships, which, constructed according to the author's will, can resemble more, or less, the relationships and dynamics of our world. In the natural world, relationships are varied and can develop in an antagonistic, harmonic, etc. way, which has been problematized over the years. The evolution of the conception of Nature can become fragmented over time, as the classical sciences also fragment and specialize. In the context of complexity, the human being is a multifaceted being and nature and knowledge are also. The aim of this research is to enter Middle-earth – a fantastic universe created by J. R. R. Tolkien, with the purpose of weaving possible elements of the relationship between man and the natural world. In this work, the work studied is The Lord of the Rings, through an analysis of Middle-earth, more specifically the characters and their relationships with it, in order to outline reflections on our relationship with our world. The discourse analysis methodology uses Content Analysis as its main tool, through categorization. Through it, four diaries of results were produced. These outline the Human-Natural World Relationship in The Lord of the Rings, pointing out as key elements: Belonging, Awakening and Resistance. From this design, it was possible to establish relationships and reflections on environmental issues in Brazil, as well as to develop a proposal to discuss the theme in the classroom, a didactic game in the Role-Play Game (RPG) modality called Distritos & Biomas.