This article is devoted to a comparative and typological analysis of the process of female self-awareness in English and Uzbek prose. The works of Jane Austen and Oydin Xojiyeva serve as the primary material for the study. The paper examines female characters’ inner experiences, their psychological evolution, the formation of personal identity, and their interaction with the social environment. The research applies comparative-typological, gender-based, and literary analytical methods. The findings reveal that in English prose female self-awareness is primarily connected with personal independence and conscious choice, whereas in Uzbek prose it is expressed through spiritual maturity, patience, and inner resilience. In both literary traditions, the woman is portrayed as an active subject of spiritual development and self-realization.

female character, self-awareness, personal identity, psychological evolution, comparative analysis, English prose, Uzbek prose, gender approach.

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