Signs of anxiety in the fig tree of the temples

Discourse-semantic sign is one of the new critiques that help psychoanalytic critique by examining emotional processes in the text. "The fig tree of temples" is the last novel by Ahmad Madameh, the author, while narrating the story, deals with the personality's internalization. Some characters in this novel, influenced by the family environment and social inequalities, stemming from the struggle of tradition and modernity, are subject to humiliation and anxiety that affects their actions, speeches, and lifestyles, Thus, various aspects of it can be examined according to the discourse-semantics and the theory of Adler and Horney, which emphasized the effective role of culture and society in creating the complex of humiliation. In this research, the author uses the descriptive-analytical method to characterize the behavior and speech of the three main characters of "Taj al-Muluk", "Faramarz" and "Farzaneh", which, according to discourse-semantics, in the emotional awakening due to skin defects and Anxieties such as loneliness and frustration and the impact of the environment (community discrimination), according to Adler's theory, use aggression, grudness, and revenge and show their emotional identity. The emotional discourse in this novel is more intense and leads to the emergence of inductive and discursive discourses in the characters of the story.on.