HUMOR AND SATIRE AS TOOLS OF SOCIAL CRITICISM IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK LITERATURE
Ключевые слова:
humor, satire, social criticism, English literature, Uzbek literature, comparative literary studiesАннотация
This article examines the role of humor and satire as effective instruments
of social criticism in the English and Uzbek literary traditions. Based on the analysis of key
works by Jonathan Swift, George Orwell, Abdulla Qahhor, Gafur Ghulam, and other
authors, the study identifies general patterns and nationally specific features of using the
comic to denounce social vices, political regimes, and human weaknesses.