ARTISTIC PORTRAIT OF FRONTIER LIFE IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK NOVELS: NATIONAL AND UNIVERSAL FEATURES

Abstract

This article examines the artistic representation of home-front life in English and Uzbek
novels, focusing on the works of Ernest Hemingway and Said Ahmad. The study analyzes how wartime
realities are reflected through the everyday lives, psychological experiences, family relationships, social
responsibilities, and moral choices of people remaining behind the battlefield. Particular attention is paid to
the interaction between national and universal characteristics in the literary representation of war. Through
comparative and historical-literary analysis, the study identifies similarities and differences in the authors‘
approaches to home-front space, waiting, separation, labor, women‘s experiences, family values, and
psychological resilience. The findings demonstrate that Hemingway primarily emphasizes individual
psychological experience, personal choice, and emotional isolation, whereas Said Ahmad gives greater
prominence to collective solidarity, family relationships, social responsibility, and Uzbek national values.
Despite these differences, both authors represent universal human concerns such as love, loss, hope,
suffering, human dignity, survival, and the desire for peace. The study concludes that the artistic
representation of home-front life provides an important basis for understanding how different literary
traditions transform historical wartime experiences into nationally distinctive yet universally meaningful
artistic narratives.