Abstract
The present research aims to examine the salient features of the main feminist
characters and some other minor characters in three novels by the Jordanian
feminist novelist, Samiha Khurais: (Khishkhash, As-Sahan and Narah), out of
strong conviction that the feminist writer is more capable at depicting the
woman worlds and inner conflicts than men due to profound knowledge of
woman. The research endeavors to distance itself as far as possible from the
conventional classification of the woman character in the literature by making
the female character in the above -mentioned novels to reveal themselves, far
away from being framed in such away as to restrict their freedom or not to
demonstrate their convert feelings . Prior to the applicational reading of the
novels, the research presents a theoretical introduction comprising two parts;
first the modem feminine narration written by feminine novelist in the Arab
world has achieved significant leaps and tangible qualitative additions on the
level of the artistic and semantic structures in shaping its discourse. This part
also surveys a number viewpoints of the Arab critics , researchers and novelists
, both men and women who are concerned with the narration accomplished by
the feminists novels , and by corollary it intensively scrutinizes certain
phenomena and semantic features peculiar to this narration recurring in more
than one novel .The second part denotes the status of the novelist experience,
Samiha Khurais, and the critics’ interest in her works. The research finally
highlights the element of characterization in the creative composition and the
attitude of some the contemporary and ancient critics.