Formalist Analysis of the Short Story “Mesl e Hamishe” by Houshang Golshiri

The short story ”Mesl e hamishe” by Houshang Golshiri, is in fact three stories that run parallel to each other and in an alternating and confusing way. Since the main theme of the story is the emphasis on vicious circle, everyday life, boredom and repetition of the phenomena of existence and human life, the form and content of the story have found an artistic interaction in each other; In a way, the form of the story confirms this theme. The author uses the art of repeating the names of the characters and their functions and jobs and other sub-themes. In fact, he used the trick of mirroring and Parallel imagery to embody this repetition and in a way the vicious circle in the form of a story. In the Parallel imagery technique, the author forms one or more sub-stories next to the main story to emphasize the theme of the story, or the characters and themes are repeated in various forms until finally, convey a single function and message to the reader; Or, in order to emphasize specific themes, the author, one or more times, inserts objective and tangible images in the text of the story without mentioning their direct connection with the main concepts and these objective images confirm and embody those abstract claims or concepts. Parallelism technique seems to be the most appropriate artistic trick to consolidate the theme of this story, which can be deciphered with a formalistic reading.