The Image of the Imperfect Body in the Short Story Collection "Black Kuhul White Heart" by Mona Al-Shammari
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https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i4.5070Keywords:
Short story, modern narration, Kuwaiti literature, the body, imperfect body, black kuhul white heart, Mona Al-ShammariAbstract
Objectives: The study aims to uncover the image of the imperfect body in the short story collection "Black Kuhul White Heart" by Kuwaiti writer Mona Al-Shammari, based on the theory of anti-worlds in literature developed by the Polish critic Ewa Koreluk, who dealt with the world of the body, with its distorted, sick, and disabled images.
Methods: Images of the imperfect body in the short story collection "Black Kuhul White Heart" are studied using the descriptive approach, which entails following the images of the bodily states in the narration and then describing and analyzing their substance. The analysis is carried out textually, by referring to the text's structure and the language situations in which images of the imperfect body are provided, and inductively by establishing analogies between diverse states of the body.
Results: The analysis discovered the imperfect body in its incarnations, appearing in 10 out of 13 stories. In addition to mental retardation, which could have been caused by a permanent physical disability or a transitory illness, some of the characters in these stories underwent transformations in which they got rid of or reconciled with their physical deficit. In contrast, others arose who overcame or died as a result.
Conclusions: The presence of the imperfect body in this collection of stories represented marginalized groups in society, which varied in their social and cultural levels. It's also a realistic portrayal of this society and a condemnation of it through highlighting its flaws.
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