Studying Lucien Goldman's sociological approach and Alfred Adler's personality psychology in Simin Daneshvar's novel Sushun

Suvshun novel written by Simin Daneshvar is the first Persian novel written by a prominent Iranian woman writer, which was published in July 1969. Her style and method is known for its constructive constructionism.

This investigation aims to elucidate how these theoretical frameworks contribute to a comprehensive understanding of the characters and social dynamics depicted in the novel.

In this article, Sushon's novel was reviewed according to Lucien Goldman's point of view, who believed that there is a connection between the world of the author's novel and a social group. In the pursuit of a comprehensive analysis of Lucien Goldman's sociological approach and Alfred Adler's personality psychology in Simin Daneshvar's novel "Sushun," a meticulous research methodology is imperative.

The results of the research show that the author deals with the most important concerns of the society and about some social issues based on Goldman's evolutionary sociology theory. He has expressed his opinion that the examination of the material related to sociology in the novel shows that he has expressed a point of view emanating from his social class in a broad perspective.

Two axes can be seen in Suvshon's novel: one axis is the structure of the novel and its constituent elements, and the other is the socio-cultural and political structure of Iran's society at the time of the author. Besides dealing with artistic issues, the scholar has also addressed literary works to historical, political, socio-cultural issues and references. And he made it the basis of his artistic expression.