THE MONSTER AND EDUCATION: AN ANALYSIS OF ETHICAL FORMATION BASED ON THE FIGURE OF THE MONSTROUS IN CULTURE AND LITERATURE

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https://doi.org/10.63026/acertte.v6i2.305

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Monster. Ethics. Literature. Narrative. Education.

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This article analyzes the figure of the monster in different cultural and narrative contexts. Initially, it presents the origin of the term and its symbolic evolution from the Middle Ages to contemporary culture. Then, it examines representations of the monster in literature, myths, and productions in modern cultures, highlighting its symbolic and narrative functions. The analysis demonstrates that this figure assumes multiple and often dichotomous meanings, being able to represent both external and internal evil. It concludes that interpretations of the monster reveal distortions of human morality and can serve as an instrument of critique of ethics.

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Yasmin Ferreira Freitas, Southeastern University

Graduated in Languages, Literatures and Cultures from the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, where she conducted research in the fields of Linguistics and Culture. In Linguistics, she carried out a study on bidialectalism in children in collaboration with the Lisbon Baby Lab at the University of Lisbon. In the field of Culture, she published an essay at the Trends and Culture Management Lab of the same institution. She holds a postgraduate degree in Bilingual Education and is currently a master's student in Classical Education at Southeastern University.

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2026-04-13

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Freitas, Y. F. (2026). THE MONSTER AND EDUCATION: AN ANALYSIS OF ETHICAL FORMATION BASED ON THE FIGURE OF THE MONSTROUS IN CULTURE AND LITERATURE. ACERTTE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL, 6(2), e62305. https://doi.org/10.63026/acertte.v6i2.305

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