Character Patterns in ar-Razzaz' Novels
Sharhabeel Mahasneh, Riyadh Community College, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA.
Abstract
This study explores character patterns in the novels of the Jordanian novelist Mo'nis ar-Razzaz who contributed effectively in promoting the Jordanian novel. His novels belong to modern trend which is characterized by deconstruction. He seeks after experimenting and inventing new models in which he focus attention on the psychical and psychological aspects, and untraditional relations via introducing incrementing texts rich in vagueness and complexity. This study involves three character models: characters with much psychic density, characters which are attractive, and characters which are autocratic and oppressive. The first type exhibits moral decomposition due to different circumstances related to the external milieu or to the evolution of the character itself. The attractive character type displays struggling characters that show a great amount of braveness, power, insistence, persuasion, and effective interaction with the external society. As regards "women" characters, they belong to the type of attractive characters, owing to their attractive appearance which is the point of focus to which the male sights are directed. Finally, the autocratic oppressive characters are bound to their antagonistic behaviors toward others. They are motivated either by the authorities which used them to achieve certain goals, or due to reasons that relate to their personal properties.