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1 Arabic Literature and Language, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Theology and Islamic Studies, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.
Abstract
Many researchers and sociologists have tried to investigate social conflict, its phenomena and results in human society. coser was influenced by Marxist thought and emphasized that social conflict arises when incompatible goals, whether tangible or intangible, collide. Since there is a deep-rooted and consistent relationship between literature and society, literature is affected by its social context. It can be said that every literary text is a social experience and a tool for evaluating society, which is responsible for identifying social confrontations and can prevent them from occurring. Since this novel deals with the concerns of orphans, homeless poor and society reformers as well as their tragedies and portrays their conflicts with society and those in power, the researchers decided to investigate with a descriptive analytical method and relying on coser's theory. Their goal is to analyze and examine the conflicting representations and their role in the formation of social and ideological relations and the discourse governing the novel. What motivated the researchers to choose this topic is that the study of literature, especially the novel, from a sociological perspective and the application of sociological mechanisms, provides a new and accurate perspective in analysis and foundations. One of the most important findings of the research is that all types of contrasts exist in the text based on coser's theory, and power plays a decisive role in the real contrast. When the two protagonists of the novel realized that they are far from the political and fateful decisions and have no stake in them, their tension with the authorities and those in power increased and made the conflict unrealistic. Internal conflict is also manifested in conflicting goals and beliefs within society, where self-interest is the main goal.
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