SATIRICAL REFLECTION OF TRADITIONAL VALUES IN TOHIR MALIK’S “THE HOSPITALITY TRAP”
Keywords:
Hospitality, satire, bureaucracy, national values.Abstract
Tohir Malik’s short story “Hospitality” satirically reveals social issues such as bureaucracy, bribery, and the erosion of traditional values in contemporary Uzbek society. This article examines the symbolic meanings, literary techniques, and satirical language used in the story, exploring the conflict between ancient hospitality traditions and their modern distortion.
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