PSYCHOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THE MODERNIST HERO.

Abstract

This scholarly article analyzes the character of Mikael, the modernist hero in Sergey Manukyan’s novel The Pelican, presenting him as a bearer of moral, psychological, and cosmic dialectics. Mikael’s inner crisis, planetary duality, and fragmented memory are interpreted as expressions of the modern individual's identity collapse and search for redemption. The central character of the novel, Mikael, is portrayed as an abstract and spiritually conflicted representation of the modern individual, whose scientific achievements stand in stark contrast to his moral instability and the fragmentation of his identity. At the core of the analysis lies the question: is salvation possible in a world where values and faith are under constant doubt? The author demonstrates that the novel blends elements of eco-fantasy, science fiction, and modernist philosophy, creating a space where salvation is attainable only through inner transformation. The Pelican transcends traditional genre boundaries, becoming a unique phenomenon in contemporary Armenian literature with a deeply humanistic resonance։ in other words, a mirror to guide the journey into the inner world. It is regarded as a unique attempt within contemporary Armenian literature to reinterpret the discourse of salvation under conditions of metaphysical instability.