Truth, good and beauty expressed by the heroes of the novels (In the example of “Arrowsmith” by S. Lewis and “The three roots” by P. Kodirov)

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the typological-comparative analyses of the twentieth century of American and Uzbek realistic novels —“Arrowsmith” and “Three roots”. Comparative literature is specialized in identifying common and unique features of national literatures. There are some similarities in the artistic creation of the novelists like Sinclair Lewis and Pirimkul Kodirov. Lewis was the first American writer who got the Nobel prize for literature. As for P. Kodirov, he made an immense contribution in the development of Uzbek prose. The article analyses and explains the common and diverse features of the two novels. Both writers depict their ideals about a contemporary intellectual man and the ethical worldview of men in science. The conflict between a man and society is given through the fate and the outlook of the characters. Despite the social differences, S. Lewis and P. Kodirov apply similar techniques to put moral qualities against various social ailments. The artistic concept and the art of character creation show common features in the authors’ prose.