مهری خیری زاده

Novel is a kind of fictional story that in contemporary era is considered as suitable means in depicting problems and difficulties of human life as well as expressing their ideas and thoughts. This genre is made up of different components with each playing a significant role. A thematic element that is sometimes called as the main thought, topic or message is one of the fundamental element of the story. These include author’s idea about the subject matter of the story. It may be explicit or implicit. It is a means by which the author injects his ideas upon the reader. There are some clues in the text which lead readers to infer the theme of the story.The present study is about the inferring of the theme of Al -Tariq al -Tawil, a novel by a contemporary eminent Egyptian writer Najib al-Keilani. The author has presented the theme of this novel implicitly taking into account thoughts and imaginations of characters. There are ten clues for inferring the implicit themes of this novel, which can be deduced with great care.One can say that this novel, because of richness in theme, is an important ones. Also, the author, skillfully, has conveyed his ideas to readers.

At present, story literature has achieved an extraordinary credit in terms of purposing the foremost and most orginal issues concerning to human as well as the rate of influence and attraction of reader; and this has led to serious attention and efforts made by critics and experts for conducting criticism and analysis on its constituent components and elements from different points of view. Contemporary story has been written based on scientific criteria nd certain rules and it consists of several lements and characters. Element plot is considered as one of the foremost elements in story. In fact, this element serves as framework and skeleton of the story that includes six sub- elements: plot tension, conflict, motivation, crisis, climax and resolution. Criticism of the given element for disclosure of layers of story overall structure may be specialy important. In this survey, element of plot in novel “At- Tariq at-Tawil” (literally long way) written by contemporary leading exgyptian author i.e. Naguib Al Keilani has been criticized and investigated. By adaption of some events among of which there is Cause- and- Effect relationship in the aforesaid novel, writer has designed this element and put them in their place by creation of two difficult situations for each of it six elements and generated special coordination and cohesion in this novel and accordingly it is deduced that novel “At- Tariq at-Tawil” may possess artistic reputation and higher technical value because of its author’s proficiency and skill in design of plot.