Interpretation of National Character in The Depiction of The Hero

Аннотация

This article analyzes the methods of expressing national character traits in the creation of literary characters. National character is understood as a set of distinctive spiritual and moral features formed on the basis of a particular nation’s experience, worldview, values, and mentality. The study examines how national character is reflected in the portrayal of characters in Uzbek and English drabbles, illustrating examples and analyzing the balance between national identity and universal human values. A comparative approach is also employed in analyzing short literary works from both literatures. Keywords: Drabble, image, character, hero, short story, upbringing, national upbringing, analysis, method. through an artistic and aesthetic lens” [2, 13]. Thus, Introduction: In literary studies, in order to vividly and writers endeavor to portray the characters they create vividly depict any artistic text in the reader’s in a comprehensive and nuanced manner, striving to imagination, writers strive to demonstrate their full embody qualities that align closely with both the form talent and use various methods to ensure the and content of the literary work. perfection of their work. One of the key elements that enhances the overall value of a literary work, keeps the METHODS reader’s attention engaged, and at the same time In world literature, both positive and negative reveals the writer’s inner experiences is the portrayal characters inherently possess the ability to influence of a human figure, commonly referred to as a hero or the reader’s psyche, either consciously or character in literary terminology. As we know, at the unconsciously, leaving a profound impact. Specifically, center of any literary work stands the hero, who the reader draws conclusions from the work, and the embodies the ideological and artistic essence of the fate of the protagonist serves as a life model or moral piece. In the dictionary of literary studies, the term example. In essence, literary characters are positioned “character” is defined as follows: the word “personage” at the core of the narrative, acting as a mirror for the is derived from the Latin word “persona,” meaning author’s inner world. Through the portrayal of these “individual” or “theatrical mask,” and refers to the characters, the writer facilitates an unspoken dialogue human figure in a work of fiction — a participant in the between themselves and the reader, which ultimately events of the literary work, and the subject of conveys broader social messages to the public. The emotions, experiences, and speech [1, 223]. selection of the theme, idea, and character is a The literary scholar A.A. Qayumov provides the deliberate process on the part of the writer, emerging following definition of a literary hero: ‘‘While creating through the writer’s artistic mastery, imagination, and a literary work, the writer is primarily influenced by creative capacity. In essence, the coherent depiction of real-life events. The author endeavors to depict the characters primarily serves to uncover a range of issues features of the character he creates as vividly and and situations, while also functioning as a defining distinctly as possible. In this process, the artist employs element of the era, environment, and, crucially, the imagination and creative perception, presenting the writer’s inner world and imaginative framework. individual characteristics of the introduced character Human fate, rooted in a long history, remains a American Journal Of Philological Sciences 355 https://theusajournals.com/index.php/ajps American Journal Of Philological Sciences (ISSN – 2771-2273) universally relevant theme, through which the cultural, “Priscilla, my darling, she means nothing to me. Will traditional, and national identities of various peoples you ever be able to forgive me?” are portrayed. An analysis of literary works from both The woman blushed and softly replied: Eastern and Western literature reveals that writers “Yes, John. To love is to forgive. from these two cultural spheres craft characters that maintain their cultural integrity and national identity, “You are an angel!" he exclaimed. reflecting the uniqueness of their respective The man kissed his wife, slung his rifle over his backgrounds. shoulder, and walked out into the street. In recent years, during the rapid process of No sooner had he left than Priscilla bent down, peered globalization, the scope of themes in literary works under the bed, and whispered: being created in world literature has evolved and Come out, Miles.” [5, 56]. developed. At the same time, the methods of In the work under analysis, the choice of such portraying characters have always remained a relevant characters by the writer reflects not only the artistic topic for writers. Indeed, the human figure is almost concept of the author but also the mentality and always depicted using similar tools and details. lifestyle of the English people, depicting situation