This article analyzes the semantic and stylistic features of the concept of leadership in the works of Jack London and Cholpon. Despite belonging to different literary schools, both authors reflect their social and cultural views through the depiction of leadership. The article explores the linguistic means used to construct these images and examines their symbolic and poetic dimensions. The research findings contribute to identifying both the national and universal characteristics of the leadership concept in literature.

Leadership, stylistics, semantics, Jack London, Cholpon, literary analysis, character, linguistic devices.

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