THE CONCEPT OF WOMEN’S INDEPENDENCE IN AMERICAN AND UZBEK LITERATURE (A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GONE WITH THE WIND AND O‘TKAN KUNLAR)
Keywords:
women’s independence, comparative literature, American literature, Uzbek literature, Scarlett O’Hara, Kumush.Abstract
This article explores the concept of women’s independence in American and Uzbek literature through a comparative analysis of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind and Abdulla Qodiriy’s O‘tkan Kunlar. By examining the female protagonists Scarlett O’Hara and Kumush, the study analyzes how women’s independence is represented within different historical, cultural, and social contexts. The research focuses on women’s personal freedom, economic agency, moral autonomy, and social roles as reflected in the two novels. Using comparative and textual analysis methods, the article demonstrates that while women’s independence is a universal human aspiration, its literary representation is deeply shaped by national traditions, cultural values, and historical conditions.
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