The Therapeutic Function Literature with Elderly: Ressignification from Memory

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify and analyze the discourses of the elderly that demand literacy assistance in non -governmental organization located in the west region of greater São Paulo, Brazil on the reading of literary texts. To achieve this goal, we use an intervention research, through reading workshops. The group of participants was composed of 7 elderly people of both genders with ages ranging from 65 to 87 years. The data that emerged from the workshops were audiographed and transcribed for later analysis. The data analysis was carried out with the support of the Software Interface for Multidimensional Analyzes of Texts and Questionnaires (IRAMUTEQ). It was observed in this group the importance of remembering and simultaneously re-meaning the past. It was considered that there is a need for social programs that consider that the elderly population presents losses that need to be elaborated.