Comparative realism and satirical voices: Charles Dickens and Gafur Gulom

Abstract

This article explores the satirical and realist literary traditions represented by Charles Dickens in Victorian England and Gafur Gulom in Soviet Uzbekistan. Both authors utilise satire as a means of social critique; nonetheless, their contexts vary considerably. The research employs a comparative literary approach, placing both authors within the wider realist tradition and examining their perspectives on bureaucracy, law, hypocrisy, and collective mentalities.