خلاصة:
fictional literature in iran has focused its attention on representing the realities of iranian society from the very beginning of its formation. with a quick look at the works of fiction from the twenties to the fifties, the audience can clearly see the influence of realism in the heart and text of the stories. the main reason for this approach in fiction literature is the political and social structure and conditions that govern iran. the present study tries to answer the main question in a descriptive-analytical way, that according to the realist view that prevailed in the short story in the twenties, what image did the male writers draw of "woman" and her "social position" at this historical moment? are the statistical population of this research is the short stories written by ebrahim golestan, bozor alavi and mahmoud etemadzadeh in this decade. the findings of the research show that "female" characters in these stories are often mentioned as secondary characters and their processing method is in a way that is related to other characters. it seems that none of the "female" characters are directly introduced in these stories and their "actions", "thoughts" and "speech" are the main tools of the authors. they are to introduce these characters to the reader. these women have different names; but they have common characteristics that they are condemned to suffer and finally surrender due to economic, cultural and political anomalies. in general, although these "women" have been represented differently in some cases; the overall picture presented of them under the influence of the realistic view of short story writers in the twenties has many points in common with each other.
ملخص الجهاز:
An Investigation and Comparison of the Representation Styles of the "Social Status of Female Characters" in Short Stories of the 1940s (1320s SH), focusing on the works of Mahmoud Etemadzadeh, Bozorg Alavi, and Ibrahim Golestan.
The present research, using a descriptive-analytical method, attempts to answer this main question: given the realist perspective prevailing in short stories of the 1940s, what image have male authors drawn of "women" and their "social status" during this historical period?
ir 3 Professor of Persian Language and Literature Department, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran Comparative Literature Quarterly, Year 7, Issue 25, Autumn 2023 | 110 1- Introduction Women, as half of the individuals in a society, have an active presence, and their opinions, beliefs, and attitudes toward the world around them are effective in advancing social relations or changing the course of a society's movement.
He in the novel "Azadeh Khanom and Journal of Comparative Literature, Year 7, Number 25, Autumn 2023 | 114 his author considers woman to be the soul of love and passion of life; however, due to her being unknown and the ignorance of society, the dominant patriarchal history once again prevents the emergence of her talents.
2-3- "Short Story" and "the representation of women's status in the form of a passive attitude within a traditional society-based context" An author, whether man or woman, uses many resources in creating their fictional characters, such as: society, the people they live with, memories they have left behind, and especially their innate characteristics, emotions, spirituality, and beliefs.
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