The hero in the novel (Orwat al-Zaman al-Bahi) by Abdul Rahman Munif: Critical study

Abstract

This study aims to address the subject of the hero in the novel (The Blessing of the Blessed Time) (Earwat Alzaman Albahi), which is one of the novels of the writer Abdelrahman Munif. The novel characterized by its artistic language, narrative construction and drawing of the hero in an artistic way, the focus of the study.

The study included an introduction, a preface, three sections and a conclusion that includes the most important results, while the introduction: it was concerned with the concept of the hero language, the concept of the hero in the novel, the difference between the hero and the heroism, and then the difference between the hero and the central character, and the most prominent technical characteristics.

The study topics came as follows: The first section on dimensions and connotations: the dimensions of the hero and their connotations: the physical dimension, the psychological dimension, the social dimension, the mental dimension and the civilized dimension.

The second section contained: the description of the hero, and that were two parts: external description, and internal description, and what it contains of symbolism and connotations: symbolism of color, the significance of movement.

In the third topic: the hero and the elements of narrative formation deals with: construction and formation of the overall event, place, time. 

The study asks several questions, including: What is the concept of the hero narratively? What is the concept of the hero according to the novelist? How did the writer describe the character of the hero in his work of fiction? What are the most prominent dimensions and features of the secret.