An Analysis of the Structure and Content of the Novel "Souls and Lusts" by Reza Shabahari

The Novel Souls and Lusts by Reza Shabahari is one of the Positive Novels of the Imposed war of the Sixtie, Main Axis of which is the Nostalgic Design of Values Against cultural Change and Conflict at two Pre-Revolutionary and Post-revolution Stages. By Presenting a Linear Narrative in Terms of Perspective and Real Descriptions of the Outside World, the Author has been able to Portray the Iranian Society of the Time of the Revolution and the War Well. This Article, with a Descriptive-analytical Method, Aims to Introduce the Novel of Souls and Lusts as one of the Selected Novels of War that has Received less Attention from Researchers; tries to Analyze the Important Structural and Content Elements for the first Time. According to this essay, in this Novel two Societies are Described: war Society and city Community. The Story does not have Symbolic Scenes due to its Completely Realistic form. Other Achievements of this Research are: Scenes with Similes and Metaphors along with the Serious and Dignified Words of the author with a Spice of Religious beliefs and the Division of Tehran Society into two Characters Uptown and Slams and Consequently the hero Rises from the bottom of the city and the anti-hero from theU, sanctity and Respect for martyrs and Warriors, which is one of the most Important Anthropological Pillars of the Novel of Souls and Desires.