THE CONCEPT OF PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK PROSE OF THE 20TH CENTURY: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BASED ON THE WORKS OF E.HEMINGWAY AND O.YAKUBOV

Abstract

This expanded research article examines the psychological depth, moral worldview, and character development of literary heroes in twentieth-century English and Uzbek prose, focusing on Ernest Hemingway and Odil Yokubov. The study analyzes how socio-historical crises, cultural mentality, and literary traditions shaped the human image in fiction. Through comparative, psychological, and contextual literary analysis, the article identifies the philosophical foundations of heroism in both authors. Hemingway’s heroes reflect existential loneliness, stoic endurance, and struggle for dignity in an indifferent world, while Yokubov’s characters demonstrate moral duty, emotional depth, and spiritual resilience rooted in Eastern cultural values.