THE ROLE OF EPISTOLARY FORM IN REVEALING CHARACTER TRAITS AND THEIR EVOLUTION IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LITERARY PROSE

Abstract

This article examines the epistolary form as a narrative strategy in English and Uzbek literary prose, focusing on its role in revealing character traits and tracing their psychological and moral evolution. Using a comparative literary approach, the study analyzes how letter-based narration constructs subjectivity, enhances narrative authenticity, and enables multi-voiced discourse. The findings show that English prose emphasizes fragmented psychological identity and individual consciousness, while Uzbek prose integrates epistolary elements within culturally and socially grounded narrative frameworks. The study concludes that epistolary form remains a universal literary mechanism for representing human inner experience and character transformation.