Literary Devices and the Theme of Enduring Harm in Mark Twain's the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Khudoyberdi Tokhtaboyev's Mungli Ko'zlar

this article examines the portrayal of enduring harm through literary devices in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) and Khudoyberdi Tokhtaboyev's Mungli Ko'zlar. The research investigates how dialect, symbolism, irony, imagery, and inner monologue function as narrative mechanisms to depict physical, psychological, and moral suffering in two culturally distinct literary traditions. Employing close textual analysis and comparative methodology, this study reveals that both authors present suffering not as annihilation but as a transformative force fostering moral consciousness and human dignity. Despite originating from different cultural contexts—19th-century American South and 20th-century Central Asia—both works converge on a fundamental humanistic principle: endurance becomes an ethical resistance against systemic injustice. The findings demonstrate that literary devices serve as essential tools for exposing social hypocrisy, amplifying marginalized voices, and affirming the resilience of human spirit.