ARTISTIC AND THEMATIC FEATURES OF BETWEEN TWO DOORS AND LORD OF THE FLIES IN THE CONTEXT OF LINGUOPRAGMATIC STUDY OF PERIPHRASIS

Abstract

This article examines the artistic and thematic features of O‘tkir Hoshimov’s Between Two Doors and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies from the perspective of the linguopragmatic study of periphrasis. The study argues that periphrasis in literary discourse functions not only as a stylistic ornament, but also as a pragmatic and interpretative device through which authors express emotional evaluation, symbolic meaning, cultural worldview, and authorial intention. In fiction, indirect nomination is especially important because it allows writers to represent complex realities in a more expressive and suggestive way. The comparative analysis of the two novels makes it possible to identify both common and distinctive features of periphrastic expression in Uzbek and English literary traditions. In Between Two Doors, periphrasis is closely connected with national mentality, moral values, family relations, suffering, patience, and human dignity. In Lord of the Flies, periphrastic units are more strongly related to symbolism, fear, savagery, authority, and philosophical reflection on civilization and human nature. The research demonstrates that in both works periphrasis performs nominative, expressive, evaluative, symbolic, and communicative functions. It deepens artistic imagery, intensifies reader response, and helps transform abstract themes into concrete literary representations.