The connection of the event to time and place in the modern Arabic novel (application on selected models)

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The concept of linking the event to time and place in the modern Arabic novel includes depicting the spatial location of the story and the time in which the event takes place. This link enhances the realism of the story and helps the reader gain a deeper understanding of the present and past in the novel. This plays a crucial role in developing the story and conveying its message. This link also contributes to providing the necessary details to inform the reader of the environment and circumstances in which the events take place and how they affect the characters and their development. When the time and place of the event are determined, the background in which the events take place and the characters develop is determined. Time and place can create an atmosphere of suspense and tension or happiness and security and affect the ending of the story. As the linking of the event to time and place in the modern Arabic novel plays a crucial role in developing the story and the impact of the characters and contributes to conveying the message of the novel and highlighting important details for a deeper understanding of the environment and circumstances in which the events take place. Time and place are also used symbolically to convey deeper and symbolic meanings that reflect the social and cultural changes in society. This is what motivated the study to present its vision in dealing with its subject under the title (The connection of the event to time and place in the modern Arabic novel). In order to achieve this vision, the study accepted a procedural approach. The study resorted to the descriptive analytical approach with regard to clarifying the connection of the event to time, and the connection of the event to place and its connotations as a basic and artistic component in the novel structure.