ELECTRONIC JOURNAL OF ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF MODERN SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING. FEBRUARY, 2021 -III. ISSN 2181-9750
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1950s, when the novel “The Three Roots” was written, totalitarian politics and the
tragic consequences of cult of personality allowed slander, libel, and selfishness to take
root in society.
Both novelists saw the way out of the socio-spiritual crisis in the
glorification of high spiritual values, the qualities of a harmoniously developed person.
It is at this point that the aesthetic ideals of the two novelists coincide.
S.Lewis grew up in a conservative family based on puritan values typical of the
first American pioneers [9]. Since childhood, he had read stories about them with a
great interest. In the United States, the image of brave pioneers traveling to the West,
to the wilderness untouched by human feet formed a delicate feeling in S.Lewis’s heart.
For the writer, the image of pioneers moving to the West is captured in his artistic
thinking as a symbol of a free man striving for a new life. Even in the prologue part of
the work, it is hinted that the courage, independence and thirst for discoveries of the
first American pioneers were embodied in the image of Martin Arrowsmith.
In the novel "Arrowsmith" individual freedom which has a special meaning for
Americans, is reflected in the character of Martin [8]. There is a good reason to interpret
the image of Arrowsmith by S.Lewis as one of the most liberal heroes of American
literature. The fact that freedom in Martin's image becomes a fateful matter brings him
closer to a more romantic hero than to a realistic one. Martin is, first of all, the artistic
embodiment of a scientist, a writer of news, discoveries. It is no secret that freedom is
a unique "raw material" for a creator; without it, there can be no novelty. So, if a
creative person like Martin is in a social and spiritual captivity, will he be able to fulfill
his original task, his scientific work? When a true scientist follows the thoughts and
desires of the mass, he becomes one of "the men of measured merriment". According
to S.Lewis, social relations, even family relations, should not bind the hands of a
scientist. At the end of the conversation with his wife, Martin says:
The answer is that
very few ever do, under any condition, willingly leave a soft bed for a shanty bunk in
order to be pure, as you very properly call it, and those of us that are pioneers — Oh,
this debate could go on forever! We could prove that I’m a hero or a fool or a deserter
or anything you like, but the fact is I’ve suddenly seen I must go! I want my freedom to
work, and I herewith quit whining about it and grab it [4].
After the argument mentioned in the above passage, Martin deliberately left his
wife and child. Some critics called his departure "completely irresponsible" [3]. This
episode in the novel showed how great, in our opinion, Martin's desire for freedom
was. The hero's departure to the forest is motivated by the search for salvation from
nature, characteristic of romantics. In our opinion, the forest served as a symbolic
detail.
The novel "The Three Roots" [10] emphasizes the priority values of the Uzbek
national mentality. As is known, the concept of community is one of the main concepts
of our mentality. Solidarity, team work, and community service have always been
valued in all areas of our lives. Therefore, the responsibility of the leader is an
important factor that determines the future of the community. The author of the novel
in the personages of Akbarov and Mahkam spoke about the ideal leader. The end of
both novels clearly show the influence of national and cultural factors on the characters
of ideal heroes.
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