“Ikki eshik orasi”

According to the textbook, “Ikki eshik orasi” (“Between Two Doors”) was written in 1986; it has seven parts and forty-seven chapters, and the stories of nine characters unite the events. The writer condemns war and its inhuman essence; that war wounded the heart of every parent is the novel’s universal pathos. Orif Oqsoqol is humane, respected, truthful and brave; he follows the folk saying “a brave man must have a belt”, and measures people by loyalty, faithfulness to promises and good deeds. Husan Duma is a simple, plain farmer. Qora amma is kind, plain-hearted and enduring; the figure of an Uzbek mother of wartime. She lost six children, saw her only son Kimsan off to war; not believing in his death, she waits and holds no mourning. Her brother Shomurod’s wife Ra’no betrayed him and fell for the trickery of the lawyer Umar; Qora amma does not forgive her. Robiya, orphaned of her mother young, is a pure-hearted, hard-working girl; she loved Kimsan and waited for him faithfully for years. The textbook stresses the novel’s great educational value and recommends comparing it with your own time.