This thesis aims to examine the effects that the Syrian civil war had on the theme of hope in Syrian prison literature. The research is conducted through the analysis of three short stories of...Show moreThis thesis aims to examine the effects that the Syrian civil war had on the theme of hope in Syrian prison literature. The research is conducted through the analysis of three short stories of prison literature, one of which written before the war, the other two written after the war. It will compare the notion of hope in the pre-war and post-war stories.Show less