ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННОЕ ОТРАЖЕНИЕ АНИМАЛИСТИЧЕСКИХ ОБРАЗОВ В КАЗАХСТАНСКОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЕ КОНЦА XX – НАЧАЛА XXI ВЕКА

Abstract

This paper examines the issues of reflecting the animalistic theme in Kazakh literature of the late XX – early XXI century. The authors analyzed the functions of animalistic images in the artistic texts of Kazakhstani authors of the specified period. Based on the analysis of the works of M. Otynshiev, A. Amireev, Akbergen Jelgezek, the authors presented a classification of types of animalistic images, determined their meaning, and identified key aspects in the study of animalistic images. The evolution in the depiction of animalistic images in the works of art by modern Kazakhstani authors is traced. The authors draw a conclusion about the main functions of animal images: the true essence of a person, his moral character is determined by the latter's attitude to animals; the presence of an animal allows one to learn the simple basics of being, to verify the conformity of human life with eternal value orientations.