THE MOTIVE OF SILENCE IN AHMEDKHAN ABU-BAKAR’S NOVEL “MANANA”

Abstract

The article considers silence as one of the leading motifs of Ahmedkhan Abu-Bakar’s historical novel “Manana”. Silence seems to be a multifaceted phenomenon, having different semantic content depending on the context. In a special way, silence is realized in the polytomy (multidimensional opposition) used by the writer of the paradise life of some and the harsh life of others, which creates a complex, contradictory, sometimes tragic picture. The writer gives a detailed explanation of the semantic content of the phenomenon of the silence of the people, the causes of its occurrence, including grief, loss of loved ones and relatives. In relation to the main character of Manana, external silence is often realized as the antithesis of an internal monologue. The motive of silence in the novel becomes a characteristic of the situation, a key theme, is organized by a number of semantically related topics, such as “loneliness”, “prohibition”, “oblivion”, “protest”, etc., explains the situations in which the characters find themselves, gives them special characteristics and traits.