Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 17، number In Volume 7، October 2024 ، issue Number 101

Comparative study of the journey of the female، hero and the journey of the male hero in the novels "Dele-Folad" and "Zhanigal"; According to the theory of Murdock and Campbell

Maryam Alikhanipour , Majid Mansoori (Author in Charge)

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The hero"s journey is a theory in the field of mythology and psychology, which was first proposed by Campbell. It brings heroes in contact with the deepest aspects of their existence and in this way enables them to reach the highest goals of humanity such as independence, courage, Creativity, honesty and love arrive. However, most hero myths only glorify men"s efforts and deprive women of a powerful framework to conceptualize their journey to perfection; Therefore, the American psychoanalyst Maureen Murdock designed the model of the heroic journey for women. The upcoming research with a comparative approach has examined the two models of the hero"s journey in male and female dimensions in the two novels Del Foulad and Zhani-Gal to take a new step in the subject of the hero"s jornaly.

METHODOLOGY: In terms of nature, the present research is considered to be a qualitative and comparative content analysis, and it has examined the two novels in question with a descriptive-analytical method. Research information and data have been collected using written and library sources and then analyzed based on the theories of Murdock and Campbell.

FINDINGS: Investigations and findings have shown that the heroes of each of these two works, according to their nature, start journeys that finally end in a different but almost similar way.

CONCLUSION: What is obtained in this research is that the seven stages classified by Murdock in the book "The Depth of Being a Woman" are very similar to the stages of Joseph Campbell"s hero"s journey. After separating from femininity and choosing the path of exams, the female hero embarks on an unknown path, and after glorification and decline, she suddenly reaches a point where she sees that this is not the way to her perfection, and after that, she discovers the gem of her femininity; And also, the male hero, starting his calling, goes through many journeys until he reaches the final blessing, which makes him reach a kind of understanding and discovery of his purpose in his life and social environment.

Keyword
Women's Hero's Journey , Men's Hero's Journey , Joseph Campbell , Maureen Murdock.

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