INTERPRETATION OF THE IMAGE OF THE ANT IN LITERATURE
This article discusses the image of the ant, which is common in Uzbek literature, not only in Uzbek, but also in world literature. In the literature, what is the task of an ant, how a poet or writer portrays it as a hero, based on what plots it is depicted, and the tasks assigned to this image, and for what purpose it is included in the work are discussed. For example, in Uzbek literature, Nasiridin Rabguzi's “Kisasi Rabguzi”, the works of the world-famous fable Aesop, the works of the French writer Lafontaine, the representative of Russian literature I. Krylov's poetic tale “Dragonfly and Ant”, Ivan Turgenov In the famous novel “Fathers and Children” you can observe and compare the image of an ant. Based on the analysis and comparison of the above-mentioned works and other examples of creativity, the issue of depicting the inner world of a person in the image of an ant becomes clearer.