Cultural Metaphors and Their Function in Shum Bola and the Adventure of Tom Sawyer

Abstract

This article analyzes the cultural metaphors found in Shum bola and Tom Sawyer's adventures, as well as their artistic and spiritual functions. In the course of the research, the social life of society, national values, the world of childhood, and human qualities are comparatively considered through metaphorical expressions used in the works. Also, through metaphors, the authors' skill in expressing the spirit of the time, the way of life and cultural views of the people through artistic images is highlighted. The article analyzes on a scientific basis that cultural metaphors in the works of Gafur Gulyam and Mark Twain serve not only as an artistic decoration, but also as an important tool for revealing the ideological content of the work. As a result of the research, it was determined that the metaphors in these works perform an important aesthetic and semantic function in reflecting the psyche of children, the social environment, and the national mentality.