A influência das narrativas infantis no desenvolvimento da moralidade e da espiritualidade da criança

Abstract

Through children's narratives, children can see more clearly the dramas and conflicts that permeate the life of every human being, especially the conflict between good and evil through the hero or heroine's struggle to defeat antagonists. Within the conflict presented by the narratives, the child has the opportunity to reflect on their victories, losses and fears, analyzing emotions and finally finding a solution to their own conflict. Children's narratives bring the duality of the human being, the presence of evil is as real as virtue and good. This helps the child to understand what is moral or immoral, fair or unfair, good or bad, and all kinds of duality in which human beings are immersed. This research has as its central theme the influence of children's narratives in the construction of the child's moral development. One of the direct consequences of this theme is the relationship of this influence on moral development with the awakening of children's spirituality, which will also be part of the research scope. In order to evaluate the proposed phenomenon, this investigation carries out a bibliographical research about the relationship between the cognitive, moral and spiritual aspects of child development and how children's literature can affect each of these aspects. After the theoretical discussion, this thesis reports on a field research, carried out through the Focus Group approach, with subsequent data analysis through Discursive Textual Analysis. Based on this research, it is possible to conclude that children's narratives proved to be important tools for moral and spiritual development, through reflections, crises and maturation. It was possible to see that cognitive, moral and spiritual developments happen simultaneously and are interrelated.