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| Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris |
| The main objective of this study was to investigate the notion of the saviour concept in the
selected post-2003 Iraqi war novels. In this study I argued that the novelistic publication in
Iraq post-2003 war and the U.S invasion of Iraq flourished after the drastic change in the
political, social, cultural and economic life of Iraqis. The saviour concept is discussed in
three contemporary novels written by three Iraqi novelists; namelyFrankenstein in
Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi, A Hope to Live by Fawzi Al Hindawi, and The Tobacco
Keeper by Ali Bader. The themes and discourses in the novels witnessed new trends and
styles of writing and became the real reflection of life and sufferings of Iraqis. The saviour
concept as a theme was adopted from the universal phenomena based on the English novel
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. This concept is employed consciously to convey the idea
of the Saviour as the last resort and hope for those who are suffering from marginalization
and impoverishment in the neighbourhoods of Baghdad. Two major theories are adopted
to shed light on the concept of saviour are New Historicism and the Postcolonial theory.
The conclusion of the study is that the saviour concept is centred at the core of every faith
and religious belief, so the idea of waiting for this saviour was present in every heavenly
or earthly religion. The study implicates the idea that a philosophy of waiting of a universal
Saviour is almost the common denominator among all peoples, nations and civilizations
especially in times of need. |
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