“Scientific and Specialized Journal of Modern Literary Research”

“Scientific and Specialized Journal of Modern Literary Research”

The central role of “Majnun” character based on Grimas' narrative theory

Document Type : Original Article

Author
PhD student, Department of Persian Language and Literature, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Each story consists of a strong link between the two elements of appearance and structure. In fact, the value of every story lies in its hidden beauty and the correct structure of a story can add to its beauty. Therefore, knowing the narrative structure and describing the characters of the story is one of the most important points in literary studies, and researchers also try to explain the relationship between the characters of the story through the use of semantics. One of the new methods of explaining the relationship between characters is the “Grimas’ narrative theory "Based on the results of this study, which was carried out using a descriptive-analytical method and using library sources, it was determined that in the story of "Layla and Majnun”, Majnun is one of the most prominent characters who has a narrative role, or in the words of Grimas, the narrator is recovered in this story, and sender/receiver/subject/target/helper/inhibitor are among the actions recovered in this story and sender/receiver/subject/target/helper and inhibitor are among the restored actions in this story. Based on the results of this study, which was carried out using a descriptive-analytical method and library sources, it was determined that in the story of "Layla and Majnun", the sender is love, the receivers are Layla and Majnun, the subject is Majnoon, the goal is having a date, the helpers are Majnun's father and his relatives and Layla’s father and Ibn Salam are the inhibitors. More than anyone and anything, Majnun has a prominent and active role. Majnoon is in love, he is not afraid of his life and is so fascinated by his beloved that he goes to the desert and becomes the companion of the wilds. Majnoon is the subject with a key role and his actions throughout the story show his active presence. In this study, an attempt has been made to briefly describe the relationship between Layla and Majnun as well as the character of Majnun.
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