The short story "The Pear Tree" by Goli Taraghi (1996) and its film adaptation directed by Dariush Mehrjui (1997) have been examined through various interdisciplinary approaches. Most analyses emphasize the presence of semantic oppositions, particularly the binary of fertility/infertility. The core argument of the present research is that the short and its film adaptations cannot be interpreted solely by drawing on conceptual binaries, as the complex and dynamic structures of meaning emerge through narrative movement between opposing and contradictory categories. Therefore, this descriptive analytical study adopts the analytical model of the Semantic Square developed by Algirdas Julien Greimas within a structuralist semantics, which demonstrates how discourse generates meaning through dynamic oppositions. The findings show that both the literary and cinematic discourses demonstrate the struggle of a symbolic character (the tree) to escape a state of suspension. At first glance, this seems to be a conflict between concepts of fertility and infertility, but a deeper semantic analysis reveals a movement among the four concepts of fertility, sterility, non-fertility, and non-sterility. In Taraghi’s story, meaning is shaped through literary and linguistic techniques, while in Mehrjui’s film, it is conveyed through cinematic codes and signs.
Hayati,Z and Rashad,H . (2025). Semantic Square Analysis in the Transition from Literary Text to Film
Case Study: The Pear Tree by Goli Taraghi and its Film Adaptation by Dariush Me. (e3758). Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities, (), e3758 doi: 10.22077/islah.2025.9868.1703
MLA
Hayati,Z , and Rashad,H . "Semantic Square Analysis in the Transition from Literary Text to Film
Case Study: The Pear Tree by Goli Taraghi and its Film Adaptation by Dariush Me" .e3758 , Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities, , , 2025, e3758. doi: 10.22077/islah.2025.9868.1703
HARVARD
Hayati Z, Rashad H. (2025). 'Semantic Square Analysis in the Transition from Literary Text to Film
Case Study: The Pear Tree by Goli Taraghi and its Film Adaptation by Dariush Me', Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities, (), e3758. doi: 10.22077/islah.2025.9868.1703
CHICAGO
Z Hayati and H Rashad, "Semantic Square Analysis in the Transition from Literary Text to Film
Case Study: The Pear Tree by Goli Taraghi and its Film Adaptation by Dariush Me," Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities, (2025): e3758, doi: 10.22077/islah.2025.9868.1703
VANCOUVER
Hayati Z, Rashad H. Semantic Square Analysis in the Transition from Literary Text to Film
Case Study: The Pear Tree by Goli Taraghi and its Film Adaptation by Dariush Me. Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Arts and Humanities. 2025;():e3758 (In Persian). doi: 10.22077/islah.2025.9868.1703
