The Contradictory Faces of Protagonist Characters in the Works of Tayeb Salih: A Semantics Study

Document Type : مقالات علمی پژوهشی

Authors
Z. Ghorbani Madavani
M. Arabi
Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
The protagonist characters in Tayeb Salih’s works are characterized by many features; the most notably Mustafa Saeed Osman which is the prominent and challenging one. He shows a completely different personality to the readers with his multidimensional characters. Putting these contradictory behaviors on the linguistic-semiotic course of research will help us draw a certain pattern of this protagonist and interpret his paradoxical behaviors based on the obtained pattern. Using this science in the analysis of Mustafa Saeed, it becomes clear that he is a representative of the dark world of the poor, with the author believing that one should not resort to revenge to free themselves from their current situations but must try, relying on his inborn talents and attempt to master the modern science, to change the status quo and turn it to a better world.

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The Journal of Research in Humanities
Volume 26, Issue 1
September 2019
Pages 1-16