Anthropomorphism and Its Value Dimensions in Algerian Children's Stories: Salima Mellizi's Stories as a Model
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Story, Child, Anthropomorphism, Values, Salima Mellizi.Abstract
This article aims to examine the theme of anthropomorphism in children's literature through the stories of the Algerian writer Salima Mellizi, whose narrative experience is marked by a strong and prominent presence of anthropomorphism. Through this technique, the author demonstrates remarkable creativity and artistic mastery by attributing human characteristics to animals, birds, plants, and inanimate objects. She also assigns them central heroic roles, making them vibrant and lifelike beings that move, speak, think, and act wisely in situations they encounter, much like human beings.
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-Ahmed Ismail Al-Nuaimi, Humanizing Nature: A Creative Poetic Vision, Al-Mo’tamar Newspaper, No. 276, 21 January 2014.
-Ahmed Fadl Shabloul, Children’s Literature in the Arab World: Issues and Perspectives, Dar Al Wafaa Publishing House, Alexandria, 1st ed., 2024.
-Ahmed Mokhtar Omar, Dictionary of Contemporary Arabic Language, Vol. 1, Alam Al-Kutub, Cairo, 2008.
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