the woman portrayal in the works of iranian novelists

the present study shows categorization of female portrayals throughout some iranian novels including: paradise hall by safavi, nomad next to the fire by ravanipour, and i turn off the lights by pirzad based on showalter’s model of gynocriticism that regards female portrayals as grouped into three stages.: feminine, feminist, and female stages it can be concluded that paradise hall reflects a feminine writing in which a traditional portrait of woman is given. nomad next to the fire is based on feminist writing in which women attempt to break with the patriarchal rules and traditional women. i turn off the lights matches with female writing in which the female characters reach self-discovery and awareness.