ISTIQLOL DAVRI O‘ZBEK NASRIDA “KICHIK” ODAM OBRAZINING BADIIY TALQINI, THE LITERARY INTERPRETATION OF THE “LITTLE MAN” IMAGE IN UZBEK PROSE OF THE INDEPENDENCE PERIOD, ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННАЯ ИНТЕРПРЕТАЦИЯ ОБРАЗА «МАЛЕНЬКОГО ЧЕЛОВЕКА» В УЗБЕКСКОЙ ПРОЗЕ ПЕРИОДА НЕЗАВИСИМОСТИ

<jats:p>This article examines the literary interpretation of the “little man” image in Uzbek prose of the independence period within the context of the contemporary literary process. It analyzes how the socio-spiritual transformations that occurred during the years of independence fundamentally reshaped literary attitudes toward the ordinary individual and how the character’s inner world, emotional experiences, life values, and complex relationship with society came to be represented through new literary and aesthetic principles. The article explores the typological features of the “little man” image and highlights the role of psychological representation, artistic detail, symbolic expression, and the author’s conceptual perspective in revealing the character.</jats:p>