Investigation of the political and social issues in ‘Larva and Dragon’ by Ali Ahmad Bakathir

Ali Ahmad Bakathir (1910? - 1969) is a Yemeni belletrist and dramatist who has addressed the problems of his society in his literary prose and poetry. A lot of social and political themes can be seen in the drama ‘Larva and Dragon’ which narrates Napoleon's invasion to Egypt and the role of French colonialism mysteriously. By selecting larva and dragon as the title of his play, Bakathir pointed to the colonization symbolically. In this paper, using data analysis and library and electronic resources, the authors tried to address and analyze some key concepts of his drama such as colonialism, freedom, tyranny, women, patriotism, hope for the future, and ignorance. In an overall assessment, it can be noted that Bakathir tried to show the chaotic situation of Egypt at that time. In this way, he wanted to inform Arab and Muslim readers and awaken Arabic and Islamic societies to rectify themselves.