A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MARK TWAIN’S “THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER” AND G‘AFUR G‘ULOM’S “SHUM BOLA”
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.69691/tc07kh36Keywords:
childhood representation, cultural context, comparative literature, Mark Twain, G‘afur G‘ulom, humor, narrative style, realism, Soviet literature.Abstract
This article investigates key differences between Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of
Tom Sawyer” and G‘afur G‘ulom’s “Shum bola”, focusing on cultural, stylistic, and thematic contrasts. While Twain’s work is rooted in 19th‑century American realism and depicts the social dynamics of a developing frontier society, G‘ulom’s novella reflects early 20th‑century Uzbek social life shaped by Soviet ideological transformation. The study compares character construction, humor strategies, cultural symbols, and narrative worldview, demonstrating how each text functions as a product of its cultural environment.
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