1- Semnan University , noresideh@semnan.ac.ir
2- Semnan University
2- Semnan University
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The component of time, as the format and framework in which the story flows, is considered one of the important issues in the final presentation of the text, so that the formation of a narrative is almost impossible without time; because the action of the story, which is one of the most fundamental elements of construction and driving any narrative, is based on time. According to Genette, the temporality of the narrative is formed by considering three temporal components: order, continuity, and frequency. The present study, relying on the descriptive-analytical method and using a structuralist approach, seeks to examine the element of time and its related components based on Gerard Genette's theory in the novel "Jasrabnat Ya'qub" by the Palestinian writer Hassan Hamid (1955). The study of narrative time in the aforementioned novel shows that Hassan Hamid has made good use of its diverse techniques and has used all its dimensions in the context of the element of time. In the order and sequence section, by combining new narrative methods, including fluidity of mind and utilizing postmodern components, and by breaking the logical order of time, it keeps the reader's mind away from monotony and stagnation, and by using frequent escapes to the past and sometimes to the future, it has added to the attractiveness and complexity of its narrative. Artistic use of the scene, descriptive pause, deletion, and summary in the continuity section are other components related to the element of time. Using staged scenes, she helps introduce characters and story situations, and in descriptive pauses, she attempts to portray the environmental characteristics of the places and the internal and external aspects of the characters. Therefore, Hassan Hamid's main art is that, sometimes by slowing down the narrative speed, she expresses details in a meticulous manner, and in other cases, by using the technique of elimination and summary to skip over less important events, she increases the speed of the narrative.In this way, Hassan Hamid, by utilizing the narrative functions of time, has been able to provide the appropriate context for the reader to approach the hidden layers of the characters' mentality with the help of chronology, continuity, and frequency of events.
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