Analysis of Story Elements in the "Postchi" Novel with Emphasis on the Structural Elements of the Plot

Subject Areas : Comparative Literature Studies

Sonia Faghani ¹ , Maliheh Mahdavi ² , Masoud Mahdian ³

1 - Ph.D Candidate, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Aliabad Katoul, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran, (corresponding author)
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

Received: 2023-02-07 Accepted : 2023-02-07 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Plot, novel, Characterization, Story Elements, postman,

Abstract :

 Every story is made up of parts that make up the body of that story, and the criticism of the authors' art of storytelling is expressed by examining and analyzing these elements. This article is devoted to the investigation of story elements in the novel "The Postman" by Chista Yathrebi. The selection criterion was the audience's attention and acceptance of this novel. The purpose of this research is to criticize and analyze the elements of the story and the quality of its use in this romantic novel in order to answer this question: "what are the most obvious story elements in the novel ‘The Postman’?" For this purpose, by using library-documentary manner, descriptive-analytical method, structural elements, after stating the general plan of the research, the literature review, and after explaining the types of stories, the important elements of this novel was investigated. The most important finding of this research is that the plot of the stories follows a certain cause and effect order and often has a simple and elementary plot. The characters are more human and static. The romantic and often true-like theme is present in the stories. The point of view used to narrate the stories is the first person point of view and the conversations are very effective in the process of the story. The author often mentions the scene in the manner of summarizing and shortening it.