The revolutionary dramatic action and freeing mind in Azzedine Djellaoudji 's play The Search for the Sun

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this research is to analyze the political struggle depicted in Arabic theater, featuring implicit or explicit progressive ideas, through the study of "The Search for the Sun" by Azzedine Djellaoudji. This play lays bare the forms of coercion and oppression that are imposed on the individual, ultimately leading to their freedom and emancipation from domination. The condition of the "oppressed" person in a dark prison, deprived of their right to bask in the "sun", and their compliance and satisfaction with the situation depicted in this drama urges us to examine the political, social, moral, and existential secondary issues in the text that affect the political structure of society as it is portrayed in the text as a dramatic structure in which the powerful oppressor struggles with the oppressed weak, moving in its entirety the dramatic action highlighting the problems of the individual and society, pointing to possible solutions, as the text is critically distanced from pessimistic realism. Through this study, it is evident that eliminating coercion, oppression, and tyranny is only possible through a complete disassociation from the means of despotism, while simultaneously empowering individuals to use their intellect with confidence. Emphasizing the indispensable role of literature and especially theatre in raising public awareness. Keywords : Theater, Azzedine Djellaoudji, Revolution, renaissance, politics.