Reflection of the title meaning in the novel - the Holocaust - by Bland Mohammed

Abstract

The present study aims at investigating the importance and function of the title to analyze the text of the novel. It also aims at investigating how the meaning of the text is reflected in the title. The title in the contemporary critical studies is considered by the critics to be an effective tool for the purpose of analyzing the text and finding hidden meaning in it.

In the study entitled (Reflection of the title meaning in the novel - the Holocaust - by Bland Mohammed,we have a theoretical presentation about the subject of the title in terms of the term, concept, function and structure. Then, we analyzed the title of the mentioned novel in terms of structure and surface structure of the title.  It became clear to us that the writer had chosen the title of the novel carefully and creatively because the title of the novel was able to embody the significance of the text as it turned out that most of the title meaning was expressing the places where the Baathist regime intimidated and tortured the Kurdish people.