Book, Fascist on the couch, One[LS]

The play deals with the dispute between two tendencies: a rationalist conception committed to freedoms and democratic thought represented by the psychoanalyst and an irrational conception typical of the growing authoritarian personality in Brazilian society represented by the fascist character. The play aims to show that while the intelligentsia limits itself to ridiculing and belittling fascism, it grows among the population. It is a duel in which the character of the psychoanalyst is destined to lose in a moment of impoverishment of subjectivity. In addition to the tragedy and drama, the proposal is for the viewer to notice and be frightened by their sympathy for the fascist. The character of the psychoanalyst shows the fragility of conscience, and the naivety of the intellectual, in the face of fascism and its resistance efforts. The psychoanalyst (like the enlightened society) first finds the fascist, who arrives at her office, a crude and harmless guy, a bit funny, and then realizes his danger. It starts off professorial and didactic and becomes ironic; Little by little, she becomes scared. He starts out as a good-natured person and then becomes more and more cynical. The tone of his speech is that of a scoundrel, which captivates the audience and is always somewhat authoritarian. At various times he mixes conviction with debauchery. He's a bit stupid and quite convinced. There are affected notes in his way of speaking. At first she adopts a typically Lacanian stance, then she becomes more debauched and finally she reaches despair. It is about facing this “element of despair” that is hidden in the face of what has been happening in Brazil.