The usage of the plot and characterization in Bulgakov’s “The Master and Margarita” and Murakami’s “Kafka on the Shore”

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1 Department of Russian Language, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Russian Language and Literature, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, iran

Abstract

Bulgakov wrote The Master and Margarita in Magical Realism, which has a modern structure based on its form, syntax, and narration. On the other hand, Murakami wrote Kafka on the Shore in Surrealism. The main research question is how and how much these two novels follow Propp’s narrative theory. Who the main characters are that generate meaning and whether they correspond with each other. The authors of this article have referred to research resources written about these works. They also applied the documentary, library, and note-taking methods in the analytical-descriptive study of the present work. After analyzing the two novels according to Propp’s morphology theory, it becomes evident that both novels fit into this frame and are based on a super-structure. To show the destiny of humans, both writers created static and dynamic characters, people with earthly characteristics alongside superhuman beings to describe the society of their time and generate meaning.

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Research in Contemporary World Literature
Volume 28, Issue 2
December 2023
Pages 615-641

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