Abstract
Ushbu maqolada zamonaviy ingliz bolalar adabiyotining taniqli vakili Michael Morpurgo asarlarida animalistik obrazlarning ramziy xususiyatlari tahlil qilinadi. Adib ijodida hayvonlar obrazi nafaqat syujet rivojini ta’minlovchi badiiy unsur, balki muhim g‘oyaviy-estetik yukni o‘zida mujassamlashtirgan ramziy timsol sifatida namoyon bo‘ladi. Tadqiqot davomida “War Horse”, “The Butterfly Lion” va “Kaspar: Prince of Cats” asarlaridagi hayvon obrazlarining ramziy ma’nolari, ularning inson va tabiat munosabatlarini yoritishdagi o‘rni hamda badiiy funksiyalari tahlil qilinadi. Shuningdek, animalistik obrazlar orqali ifodalangan sadoqat, erkinlik, do‘stlik va insonparvarlik g‘oyalari ochib beriladi.
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