Alienista

Alienista

by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis

O Alienista, um romance satírico de Machado de Assis, explora as complexas intersecções entre loucura, ciência e poder. O Dr. Simão Bacamarte, um médico ambicioso, dedica sua vida à busca por um método universal para tratar a insanidade. Ele constrói um hospício em Itaguaí, uma cidade pequena e pacata, com o objetivo de curar todos os que acredita estarem mentalmente doentes. Conforme sua obsessão cresce, o Dr. Bacamarte começa a diagnosticar a insanidade em pessoas cada vez mais 'normais', levando a cidade ao caos e à revolta. O romance satiriza o cientificismo arbitrário, a busca por controle e a natureza ambígua da sanidade e da insanidade.

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