Hidden Patterns: Role-Playing and Manifestations of Duality in Novelistic DiscourseA Novel taht altanqih a Model

Abstract

Personality is not a given or a predetermined constant; rather, it is a construct that crystallizes over creative and interpretive time, its full significance only revealed when these temporal layers are complete. The process of uncovering personality depends on two essential elements: first, its connection to the multidimensional cultural text, and second, its reflection on the cultural framework of the recipient. From this perspective, the construction of personality is neither random nor governed by the personal whims of the creator or the recipient—it is a conscious, organized process subject to a set of constraints and obligations.

In our journey through the texts (under revision), we discovered that duality—in all its cultural, intellectual, and behavioral forms—is not merely an incidental split, but an existential marker of a society living on a civilizational fault line. The novel’s characters—Abu Ghaib, Waleed, and Ahmed—were but living examples of a greater struggle: How can we be ourselves in a world that demands we be someone else?

Cultural duality emerged as a survival strategy in a world where identities intersect. Intellectual duality embodied the crisis of the intellectual torn between convictions and interests. Meanwhile, behavioral duality revealed the daily fragmentation of a person torn between what they believe and what they practice.

Yet, after all this, the novel offers a glimmer of hope: Acknowledging duality is the first step toward liberation from it. When Waleed becomes aware of the falsity of his roles, and when Ahmed steps back from his extremism, they become capable of questioning both themselves and society. Perhaps duality is a necessary stage in the journey of identity-seeking—but the danger lies in allowing it to become an existential habit that makes us forget our true faces.

Herein lies the novel’s deepest message in an increasingly complex world, where identities clash and interests compete. We may sometimes be forced to wear masks... but the crucial thing is not to forget where we left our true faces. Contradiction may be the beginning of the path, but acknowledging it—and striving to transcend it—is what transforms crisis into an opportunity to rediscover the self anew.