The Relationship between Characters and Family Dynamics in Contemporary Fiction and Socio-Educational Challenges

Abstract

Characters and family dynamics in contemporary fiction can serve as a mirror reflecting societal realities and upbringing experiences. This paper aims to analyze how these characters and relationships are depicted, and to examine their connection to social and educational challenges. The research seeks to demonstrate how narratives can illustrate the balance between tradition and modernity within families. This balance is portrayed through characterization and family interactions, indirectly pointing to social and educational issues. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, this study utilizes a descriptive-analytical method to analyze the correlation between characterization, family dynamics in contemporary fiction, and social and educational challenges. This interdisciplinary approach integrates literary, psychological, sociological, and social pathology perspectives, establishing a link between literature, social psychology, and social pathology. The primary research question investigates the connection between characters and family dynamics in contemporary fiction and societal and educational challenges, examined through sociological and psychological lenses. The findings reveal how contemporary authors utilize family dynamics to depict social issues such as divorce, familial inequality, psychological problems, and their social implications on characters, thereby offering social and educational critiques through contemporary narratives.