A Comparative Study of the Woman's Characterization in Two Short Stories: "Mashang" by Moniro Ravanipour and “Bache Mardom” by Jalal Al-e-Ahmad

Subject Areas : Persian the literature

Azim Jabbareh Naserou ¹ (Jahrom University, Department of Professor in Persian Literature, Jahrom, Iran.)
Zahra Zarei ² (Jahrom University, Department of Professor in Persian Literature, Jahrom, Iran.)

Received: 2021-04-23 Accepted : 2021-04-27 Published : 2021-09-23

Keywords: “Bache Mardom” story, “Mashang” story, Jalal Al-E-Ahmad, Characterization, Moniro Ravanipour,

Abstract :

The purpose of the present research was a comparative study of female characterization in the two short stories "Mashang"(the simpleton) by Moniro Ravanipour and “Bache Mardom” (child of the people) by Jalal Al-Ahmad. The research population was the works of Moniro Ravanipour, and Jalal Al-Ahmad, and the studied sample was the woman character in the story of Mashang and “Bache Mardom”. The research design was descriptive-analytical. Data collection was done through the library method and through note card taking, and then, based on the two short studied stories, the characterization of woman by these two authors was analyzed and described. Findings showed that the story "Mashang" by Moniro Ravanipour was a successful example of female characterization in which the author addressed all the various physical, behavioral, intellectual, etc. dimensions of female identity and did not ignore any of them and the story of “Bache Mardom” by Jalal Al-Ahmad was an unsuccessful example of this type of characterization in which the author did not performed well in using the elements of the story and had often ignored the identity dimensions of the female character.

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