Feminist criticism of the novel "Topchenar" by Ansieh Shahhosseini and the novel "And Others" by Mahbobeh Mirqadiri

Today, many literary works can be analyzed from the perspective of feminist criticism. The main issue of the current research is the feminist criticism of two contemporary novels by two women writers with female literature, one is "Topchanar" by Ansieh Shah Hosseini1 and "And Others" by Mahbouba Mirqadiri2 . The importance of the topic is the need of the current society, especially women, to be informed about the realization of their rights, as well as the value of the two mentioned novels, one in the field of rural literature and the other in the field of urban literature. The most important question ahead; What is the position of women in both rural and urban societies in the two mentioned novels and what is the approach of women to achieve their rights? The research hypothesis is the existence of patriarchy and the violation of women's rights in both novels and its acceptance by women. Some of the most important results of this research, which were provided in a descriptive-analytical way by comparing the two mentioned novels, are; Cases of the loss of women's rights in the rural novel "Topchanar": Disagreement with the continuation of girls' education, dissatisfaction with the birth of a daughter and marrying a child as a wife, but the first character is a hero who, despite poverty, actively It deals with personal and social problems. In the urban novel "And Others", while there is not much material poverty, there is still the neglect of women by the society and by themselves; Anonymity, not being important, being subservient to men, feeling shame and guilt due to puberty, sense of emptiness due to not having children. In this novel, unlike the previous one, the presence of passive women can be seen, especially the main character who seems to have accepted patriarchy.