The Fictional elements of Written-memories in the Sacred Defence with Emphasis on the Daughter of Sheena

Abstract

In the history of Persian literature, memoir has received scant attention compared to fiction. But this genre was revitalized when the Iraqi-imposed-war against Iran broke out and the Iranian warriors started to record their memories. The significant number of memoirs published in the aftermath of the war calls for a special heed to this genre and the need for the examination of memoirs in the light of literary standards. Memoirs are of double nature: historical and fictional. Every single memoir, depending on the techniques it employs, has either historical or fictional orientation. Analyzing the elements of the story may well prove the fictional orientation of the memoirs. Investigating the elements of “plot”, “narrative”, “dialogue” and “character”, the common elements between fiction and memoir, the present study evidences the affinity between the memoir of Daughter of Sheena and fiction.

Keywords

• fiction
• memory
• the daughter of sheena
• the sacred defence