Social Attitude Through Image And Character In The Prose Of J. London And U. Hoshimov

Abstract

This article examines how Jack London and Utkir Hoshimov express their attitudes toward society through the images and characters they create in their prose. Drawing on London’s Martin Eden and Hoshimov’s Ikki eshik orasi (Between Two Doors), the study applies comparative-typological and descriptive-analytical methods to identify how each writer encodes social criticism, belonging, and alienation in character behavior. The findings show that London’s characters embody an individualist, often confrontational stance toward a stratified, competitive society, while Hoshimov’s characters express attitude toward society through collective belonging, mutual responsibility, and quiet endurance within a close-knit community. Both authors use character and image not merely to entertain but as vehicles of implicit social commentary, though the moral direction of that commentary differs sharply between the two literary traditions. The results are of value for comparative literature studies and for teaching world literature in higher education.