The Main Character in Osama Muhammad Sadiq’s Stories “The Jasmine Branch” and “The Sun Does Not Rise”: An Analytical Study
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This study attempts to analyze the concept of character in Osama Muhammad Sadiq's stories. He is one of the modern writers whose literary works - both short stories and novels - can be highlighted through the narrative discourse that reflects human reality through realistic characters or stories that he presents to the readers through his characters. This research tries to analyze the internal and external aspects of his works using an analytical approach.
The research consists of an introduction and two sections. The introduction provides a brief biography of the writer and his life. The first section discusses the main character, exploring their external and psychological dimensions, with examples of different main characters from his stories. The research concludes with results and a list of sources and references.
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