The Need for Connection in Children's Stories by Non-Iranian Authors (Translation) Based on Erich Fromm's Theory

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1 استادیار گروه آموزش زبان و ادبیات فارسی دانشگاه فرهنگیان

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Farhangian University.

Abstract

Every year, many works are translated and published in Persian for children, receiving a warm welcome from audiences. Translated works for children and adolescents should be examined, analyzed, and assessed based on the needs of the audience. This research investigates and analyzes the need for connection in translated children's and adolescent literature based on Erich Fromm's theory.

This study is a theoretical research conducted with a descriptive-analytical approach, and the method of data collection is library-based. The statistical population consists of translated and selected children's and adolescent books, with a sample of 29 translated titles chosen through purposive sampling (selecting the most awarded works). Data analysis was performed using qualitative content analysis.

The results showed that brotherly love was the most frequently addressed theme (24 instances) in the stories. Following that, motherly love and fatherly love were noted. Sexual love and self-love were not distinctly observed in the stories. Two types of healthy and unhealthy relationships were identified in these narratives. In some stories analyzed for brotherly love, the characters initially face neglect but later become beloved due to their merits. Parents who seek to dominate their children are portrayed as unsuccessful characters in the stories. In some narratives, the absence of one or more elements of true love undermines the relationships of the characters.

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Research in Narrative Literature

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 21 July 2025

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