Investigation of emotional relationships in two novels "Anna Ahia" and "Adat MiKonim" based on Sternberg's love pyramid theory.

Document Type : research article

Authors

Vajihe Vajihe Soroush ¹

Jahangir Aَmiri ²

Ali Salimi ²

Yahya Marouf ²

¹ Ph.D in Arabic language and literature, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran,

² Professor in Arabic language and literature, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/jallv14.i3.2209-1188

Abstract

The common and common patterns of emotional relationships and attachment between people have been reflected in realistic stories, and the skill of the writers in presenting these patterns has made their writings more attractive and believable. Leila Baalbaki and Zoya Pirzad are contemporary realist writers of Lebanese and Iranian literature, and dealing with emotional issues and relationships (women) is one of their prominent intellectual features. Many psychologists have tried to explain love and emotional relationships. Robert Sternberg is one of these psychologists who explained the reasons for the durability or breakup of relationships between men and women in the form of the love triangle theory. He considers love as a pyramid that has three pillars: "intimacy", "lust" and "commitment". From the combination of these three pillars, different types of love are formed. The authors of this article try to analyze the category of love and emotional relationships between men and women in a descriptive-analytical way, relying on the theory of Sternberg's love triangle in the two novels "Anna Ahia" and "Adat MiKonim" by these two authors. Review. The result of this article indicates that the cause and effect structure in the emotional connections of these stories is in harmony with Sternberg's pyramid of love theory and the existence of three pillars of love has caused different loves in these two novels. Considering the social conditions in which he has lived, Baalbaki has not been able to create a balance between the pillars of love; He has described more limited romantic relationships, and the lack of an example of ideal love shows his negative view of male-female relationships and the strong patriarchy ruling his society. But Pirzad has a positive view on the subject of love and ideal love has a high frequency in his story compared to other loves.

Keywords

Sternberg's theory of love

Anna Ahya

Adat Mikonim

Leila Baalbaki

Zoia Pirzad

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