GEORGE ORWELL AND THE USE OF METAPHOR AND IRONY IN UZBEK PROSE

Abstract

This paper investigates the interplay between George Orwell’s literary devices—particularly metaphor and irony—and their application in Uzbek prose. Orwell's works, notably Animal Farm and 1984, employ figurative language to critique authoritarianism, social manipulation, and ideological control. These same literary strategies have become essential tools in Uzbek literature, especially in periods marked by political repression and censorship. Uzbek authors, constrained by ideological boundaries, often turned to metaphor and irony to veil criticism, allowing for nuanced expression of dissent and resistance. By drawing parallels between Orwell’s use of allegorical farm animals or dystopian institutions and Uzbek literary tropes such as the bird in a cage or the wise fool, the paper demonstrates how writers from distinct cultural and political landscapes utilize similar rhetorical means to navigate oppression. The study ultimately positions metaphor and irony as universal instruments of literary subversion, highlighting their enduring power to challenge authority and articulate truths otherwise left unsaid.