Study of the Western woman as a role model and its effect on Iran's environment in the novel "The Story of a City" by Ahmad Mahmoud with a focus on the discourse of power

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D. student of Persian language and literature of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz. Ahvaz Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Persian Language and Literature of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz.Ahvaz. Iran

3 Associate Professor of Persian Language and Literature of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz.Ahvaz. Iran

10.29252/kavosh.2023.19907.3399

Abstract

The policies in the first Pahlavi period were influenced by various discourses, one of which was the law of banning hijab (unveiling women), which created disorders and left adverse effects on natural, artificial and social environments of Iran. The present study uses a descriptive-analytical method to look at the society and the natural human environment of Iran under the influence of Western woman as a role model. It seeks to answer the questions ‘what are the consequences of the conflict between power and the social structure?’ and ‘how does this conflict affect the society at different levels?’ As the results indicate, the normalization of Western culture was in contrast to the traditional Iranian-Islamic culture, thus raising resistance in the society and exerting adverse effects on the natural, social and artificial environment of Iran. This led to the perverted use of seaside, visual pollution, corruption of men and women, immigration of people, effects on the trade with the world, and smuggling.

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