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In Machado de Assis's masterpiece 'Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas' (1881), the narrator introduces himself as a 'defunto autor' (deceased author) rather than an 'autor defunto'. In the context of Brazilian literary Realism, this narrative technique primarily functions to:

Subordinate individual agency to deterministic biological instincts and environmental conditioning. Glorify transcendental spirituality and escape into an idealized realm of metaphysical purity. Grant the narrator absolute freedom from social conventions and hypocrisies to deliver an ironic critique of 19th-century patriarchal society. Document the socio-economic exploitation of urban factory workers through naturalistic observation.

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Grant the narrator absolute freedom from social conventions and hypocrisies to deliver an ironic critique of 19th-century patriarchal society.

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