"THE PROBLEM OF ARTISTIC DETAIL AND MORAL AMBIVALENCE IN NABI JALOLIDDIN'S STORY DAYUS"

This article analyzes the unique artistic style and the evolution of the psychology of characters in the works of Nabi Jaloliddin, one of the prominent representatives of modern Uzbek prose. Using the writer's story "Dayus" as an example, the moral ambivalence in human nature - the simultaneous existence of conflicting feelings and states of spiritual crisis - is investigated.The article scientifically substantiates the writer's skill in using artistic details and symbols, and his psychological approaches in revealing the inner world of the characters. The social helplessness, the violence of officials, and the crisis of human will are studied in conjunction within the work. Furthermore, the moral ambivalence in the protagonist's psyche - the conflict between honor and the instinct for survival - is revealed.