THE DESCRIPTION OF NATURE IN THE STORIES OF NORMUROD NORKOBILOV

This article analyzes the artistic and philosophical interpretation of nature in Norkobil Norkobilov’s novella “The Dog of the Thicket.” The natural imagery—thicket, cold, and darkness—is used to reflect the protagonist’s alienation from society, inner suffering, and existential loneliness. The dog represents a marginalized individual whose silent resistance and emotional depth unfold through symbolic landscape descriptions. Nature in the story acts not as a backdrop but as a psychological and symbolic layer of meaning.