An analysis and criticism of the viewpoints of Jamalzade regarding the women

Mohammad-Ali Jamalzade is the first Persian storywriter who came up with a European-like way of short story writing in Iran. His first book, that is, “Yekki bood yekki nabood”, is often considered as a beginning to Iranian Realism. Topics being dealt with in this book are mostly related to the social and political issues prevalent among the Iranian women. However, jamalzade’s being away from Iran, led to his nearly complete failure to understand the spirit of the modern time in Iran. Actually, his understanding of the women is mostly based on his old view of women in Iran. In fact, his view was merely a reflection of his configuration of though about women, not of the modern era but of the Qajar dynasty. Thus, in this paper, his standpoints will be closely analyzed and meditated upon.