It is amazing how some critics are unable to differentiate between an idea and its expression, which leads them to a regrettable literal interpretation. And they see it in supposed art connoisseurs… Thus, they associate the author with the appearance that the work reveals. In truth, the method often works, but it fails miserably when the artistic motive is manifested in the conclusions of what has been represented. For the critic, it should not be difficult to see the moralist in Nelson Rodrigues, the Christian in Dostoevsky, the sobriety in the explorer of madness, the quality that, aware of itself, represents its opposition. All of this is too simple, but there seem to be literary professionals who have not had the opportunity to learn it.