Journal of the stylistic of Persian poem and prose
volume Number 18، number In Volume 12، March 2026 ، issue Number 118

Sociology of the Narrator's Personality in the Novel "Bamdade Khomar" Based on Anthony Giddens' Theory

Sona Ershadi , Forough Jalili (Author in Charge), Abbas Baghinezhad

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The novel "Bamdade Khomar" is one of the narrative-oriented texts in which the lived experience of women is represented in the context of the confrontation between tradition and modernity. This work, by narrating the life and choices of "beloved", provides an opportunity to examine the mechanisms of the formation of individual identity and social action of women in a tradition-oriented society. Since Anthony Giddens emphasizes the dynamics of identity, the rethinking of actors, and the impact of social structures on individual decision-making in his sociological theory, the novel "Bamdade Khomar" is a suitable platform for a sociological analysis of the process of identity-finding and the narrator"s agency. The aim of this research is to sociologically analyze the personality of the narrator, Mahbouba, based on the components of Giddens" theory, including rethinking identity, the continuum of tradition and modernity, individual agency, and the construction of relationships, in order to show how her actions and decisions are shaped within social and family structures and how the narrator redefines herself in the struggle between tradition and modernism, in an attempt to construct a feminine and autonomous identity.

METHODOLOGY: The study method in this article is descriptive-analytical based on library studies and the use of sociological criticism based on Anthony Giddens" theory. The statistical population of the research is the novel Bamdade Khomar by Fataneh Haj Seyed Javadi.

FINDINGS: The research findings show that the narrator (Mahboobeh) in the novel Bamdade Khomar, in the conflict between tradition and the desire for individual agency, decides to decide for herself to continue her life, but on the path of her choice she encounters objectification, lack of identity, and the dominance of traditional structures.

CONCLUSION: The results of the research show that Mahboobeh"s character initially intends to bring her agency to the fore by breaking away from the traditional family system, but on her way, she loses her feminine identity due to the dominance of traditional structures and objectification, but in the end, she regains her agency through change and rethinking.

Keyword
Bamdade Khomar. Novel. Sociological criticism. Anthony Gidde