SYMBOLIC IMAGERY IN DORIS LESSING’S SHORT STORIES LITTLE TEMBI AND NO SALE FOR WITCHCRAFT
Keywords:
Doris Lessingning “Little Tembi” va “No Sale for Witchcraft” qisqa hikoyalari madaniy identitet, irqiy qarashlar va ijtimoiy ziddiyatlarni chuqur o‘rganib, boy ramziy obrazlar orqali ifodalaydi. Ushbu maqolada adabiy tanqid nazariyasi asosida matnni yaqindan tahlil qilish usullari qo‘llanilib,Abstract
Doris Lessing’s short stories “Little Tembi” and “No Sale for Witchcraft” are
profound explorations of cultural identity, racial prejudice, and social conflict,
rendered through rich symbolic imagery.
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