COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF CHILDHOOD IN AMERICAN AND UZBEK LITERATURE BASED ON THE NOVELS "THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER" AND "SHUM BOLA"

Abstrak

This article presents a comparative literary analysis of childhood representation in American and Uzbek literature through the examination of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" (1876) and Gafur Gulom's "Shum Bola" (1936). The study employs comparative literary methodology to identify thematic parallels and cultural divergences in the portrayal of boyhood experiences, social environments, and moral development across two distinct literary traditions. The analysis reveals that despite significant temporal, geographical, and cultural differences, both novels share fundamental concerns regarding childhood autonomy, social criticism, and the tension between individual freedom and societal constraints.