In the face of the need to resize societal archetypes and demystify the idea of the "having-been," a process of historical and social redirection is established, in which the focus on the individual has proven to be the best weapon against the dilemmas and conflicts that arose in the interwar period. It is through literature that the movements taking place in the realm of individual centrality are perceived, aiming to (re)construct the idea of Being in the world, projecting human experiences from the borderless perspective as a means to consolidate an awareness that encompasses the historical subject in its entirety. It is through words (or their absence) that this study is to be approached. The notion of belonging, displacement, and exile has been relativized in the imagination of individuals who had their roots in a specific place. With that in mind, we propose to analyze the work "Requiem for a Solitary Navigator" by Luis Cardoso, highlighting the character Catarina, whose body and subjectivity are divided by the various border dimensions that arise in the imposed exile. Her quasi-belonging transforms her into someone who lives in displacement and is constantly shaped by absence.
