چکیده:
Malkut by Bahram Sadiqi and The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, with a time span of half a century, shout out the nihilism and existentialist outlook of their authors. Although these two works have a very close deep structure, they differ from each other in aspects such as characterization. Character is one of the important elements of the story that Aristotle first introduced and paid attention to. Story theorists and critics consider character to be directly and deeply connected to other elements of the story; According to this theory, the methods of characterization in each story are also chosen according to how other elements of that story are. By comparing the methods of characterization in the two stories of Malkut and The Metamorphosis, we are trying to find an example for this theory in two immortal stories of the world and prove that despite the proximity of theme and underlying layers of the story, differences in the superstructure and elements of the story lead to differences in characterization. To this end, we have studied various methods of characterization in each work and determined the frequency of each of these methods.
خلاصه ماشینی:
” (Kafka, 1368: (11 The human side of the first-person character in the story, both in the past and present, as he delves into his own humanity and thinks more and more about himself and those around him, is presented through the author’s description: “At that time, Gregor’s only concern was to give up everything so that his family would soon forget the tragedy of bankruptcy, which had led them to utter despair, and for this reason, he had started work with great enthusiasm and had been promoted almost overnight from a commercial apprentice to a traveling salesman, which, of course, created completely different opportunities for him to earn money, and his work successes were immediately converted into cash commissions that he could put on the table in front of his astonished and happy family.
” (Ibid: 66) Also, the inner world of the first-person character is depicted through the author, in addition to his inner monologues; both when he intends to return things to their original state with all their wretchedness, and his only concern is getting out of bed and reaching the train station, and when he accepts his new situation, worries about his family, is filled with enthusiasm for his father’s foresight and savings, is delighted by his sister’s violin, and ultimately realizes that his life is futile and without end, and that despite all his human feelings, he is alone.
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