THE LITERARY REPRESENTATION OF GENDER EQUALITY ISSUES: TYPOLOGY OF THE FEMALE IMAGE IN 21ST-CENTURY UZBEK AND ENGLISH LITERATURE

Abstrak

This thesis analyzes how the issue of gender equality is represented in literary works of the 21st century through the typology of female images in English and Uzbek literature. The main focus is on the contradictions between the roles of female characters, legal and cultural restrictions, patriarchal stereotypes, and tendencies toward liberalization, as well as the influence of literary genres and socio-political contexts. By employing a comparative analysis method, similarities and differences in English and Uzbek literature are identified.