A reflection on the semantic function of "religious, mythological-metaphorical counter-discourses" In some critical narratives of the novel Jazire sargardani

Counter-discourses with religious, mythological and metaphorical motifs are among the most diverse counter-discourses in the novel Jazire sargardani. The novel Jazire sargardani by Daneshvar is one of the socio-political novels after the Islamic Revolution, in which the author was able to examine the social forces and intellectual developments of the revolution generation, taking into account the conditions of Iran in the 1950s, and give a realistic picture of Iran's social situation. In this novel, to express ideologies such as the ideology of freedom, westernization, conflict and class divide, seeking justice, etc., the scholar has been influenced by Quranic verses, hadiths, national stories-mythologies and metaphorical antidotes. Investigating the types and methods of deepening and intellectual, semantic and cultural development of counter-discourses and their structure is essential for better understanding of the narratives; Therefore, in this research, the reflection of religious, mythological and epic counter-discourses in the novel Jazire sargardani has been investigated with a descriptive-analytical method. The emerging data show that in some cases, the author has used pods to emphasize or justify discourses or to convince and persuade his audience. For example, to oppose Westernization, while some characters consider following the West and imitating it as the only way out of problems, using Quranic verses reminds Iranian Islamic culture, or to express the concept of seeking justice from the story of Bahram Khorramdin and the epic. Ashura has benefited. By this method, he strengthens and supports critical discourses.