The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas

Gender equality can be a very complex subject, throughout the years power has been correlated to gender. In Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, “The Rod of Justice” gender inequities are represented with a great level of complexity and difficult understanding. Throughout the text one can sense Machado’s involvement over authority and control, and how the characters portray this subject. The story is focus on Damiao, who is the main character. Damiao was seeking escape from his seminary obligations, and

the foundations of patriarchal and hierarchical order. The film Camila and the book The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas illustrate the social tension and male-dominated society. Camila chooses to live with the priest that she falls in love with, instead of coping with her family and the governor, Rosas. She breaks the patriarchy by being her authentic self and marrying the person she loves, the priest. Bras Cubas, as a dead man, critiques the Brazil society by telling his stories and life. Both of