THE PROBLEM OF MENTALITY IN THE NOVELS OF F. SCOTT FITZGERALD, ERKIN A’ZAM AND ULUGBEK HAMDAM COMMONALITY AND SPECIFICITY

Abstract

This article analyzes the problem of mentality in the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Erkin A’zam and Ulugbek Hamdam from a comparative-literary perspective. The main attention is paid to the artistic representation of American and Uzbek mentality, especially in relation to personal ambition, material success, spiritual values, social reputation, moral responsibility and inner crisis. Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby reflects the mentality of American society through the concepts of the American Dream, individual success, wealth, class distinction and personal illusion. Erkin A’zam’s Momoqaldiroq ostida sayr represents Uzbek mentality through irony, social observation, collective judgment, reputation and the contradiction between external behavior and inner truth. Ulugbek Hamdam’s Muvozanat reveals the mentality of the modern Uzbek individual who searches for balance between material needs and spiritual values.