This article analyzes the image of the father in Uzbek literature through works by Abdulla Qodiriy, Erkin Vohidov, O‘tkir Hoshimov, Xurshid Davron, Shuhrat, and Said Ahmad. The study explores the artistic, social, and psychological dimensions of the father figure as portrayed in literature, highlighting its role in family, society, and national memory.

Father figure, Uzbek literature, literary interpretation

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Qodiriy, A. (2010). O‘tkan kunlar [Days Gone By]. Tashkent: G‘afur G‘ulom Literature and Art Publishing House. (In Uzbek)

Hoshimov, U. (2015). Dunyoning ishlari [The Affairs of the World]. Tashkent: Sharq Publishing. (In Uzbek)

Vohidov, E. (2009). Tanlangan asarlar. 2-jild. She’rlar [Selected Works. Vol. 2. Poems]. Tashkent: Yozuvchi Publishing. (In Uzbek)

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