The Connotations of the Barrier, Wall, and Boundaries in Palestinian Narrative

Abstract

In this study, the researcher examines the semantic meaning of the barrier, wall, and boundaries within the Palestinian narrative, represented by: the daily narrative discourse resulting from the daily "life activities" of Palestinians in these places, and the literary narrative discourse, which produced conceptual ideas that correspond to daily narratives. By adding artistic and metaphorical techniques that include significant verbal meanings, the study contributes a central subject to contemporary Palestinian literature. This subject discusses the epistemological value of the spaces created by the occupation and made part of the areas the Palestinian body is subjected to. The importance of this study lies in being one of the first studies to discuss the topic of barriers from a literary narrative perspective. It focuses on the verbal discourses found in the selected works and documents the role of literature in experiencing the "life experiences" lived by Palestinians. The study concludes that this added colonial space constitutes an additional proposition within the narrative expression in Palestinian literature. Consequently, it is a metaphorical space intended to document the "path" the Palestinian cause has reached.