Examination of Fariba Vafi's novels based on the structuralism theory of Vladmir Propp

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1 Assistant Professor Of Persian Language And Literature

2 university student

Abstract

Structuralist criticism criticizes the literary text as an independent entity. In the upcoming essay, the Propp model is considered for the structuralist analysis of Fariba Wafi's novels. The problem of the research is that in the selected novels of Fariba Wafi, the model presented by Propp can be applied to what extent and with what quality. The purpose of the research is to explain and analyze examples related to this issue. The research method is as follows After introducing and explaining the prop model, by referring to the selected novels of Fariba Vafi, an attempt has been made to identify the seven domains of actions of the evil person, the benefactor, the helper, the wanted person and his father, the dispatcher, the hero (seeker or victim) and the false hero, in each One of the discussed novels should be analyzed and interpreted.The results of this research show that most of the referred novels have seven areas of action of people, at the same time, the area of action of the false hero in Wafi's novels is weak and some people, like most of the male characters, who are inclined to this area, their characteristics are more personal The villain or the wanted person approaches. It should be mentioned that sixteen of these functions of the Propp model have functions in the works of Fariba and Vefi. It is worth mentioning that in this field, the opinions of Algirdas Grimas can also be used to analyze these behaviors.

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Research in Narrative Literature

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Available Online from 19 February 2025

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