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Abstract

Yusuf Idris, born in 1927, published over 35 works spanning short stories, novels, and plays. His writings vividly depict poverty and deprivation experienced by marginalized classes. "Cheapest Nights" is among his most remarkable works, delving deeply into societal issues, analyzing social relationships, and addressing environmental challenges. Idris wrote about diverse figures: students, workers, farmers, professionals, intellectuals, men, and women. In this story, he follows a hardworking peasant whose sole pleasure lies in increasing his offspring. The collection carries profound social significance, expressed in simple and accessible language.This study focuses on evaluating the characters. First, we examine their coherence within the narrative. Second, we assess how each character, as a human model, aligns with its role and impact in the story. Characters are categorized by their roles and nature: main, secondary, dynamic, simple, marginal, and opposing characters. The research questions include: What techniques did Yusuf Idris use in "Cheapest Nights" to develop his characters? How are the characters portrayed, and what dimensions do they reveal? How do these portrayals help understand the author’s objectives?

Keywords

Yusuf Idris, characters, Cheapest Nights

Article Type

Article

First Page

187

Last Page

204

Publication Date

6-15-2025

Creative Commons License

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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