The Narrative description in the story "In the attic" by Aaron Megged

     Description is considered one of the most important rhetorical structures in the story of "In the Attic" by Aharon Megged, as it is characterized by descriptive units and their meanings. The descriptive structure varied from description of vision, saying and actions that are all used for the description of the setting .Description in the story had different functions including historical function which characterized the first stories of Megged that are called Autography .The stories described in details the environment of the Jewish society that escaped from East Europe to Palestine at the beginning of the twentieth century during Othman colonization. Another function is the aesthetic one where it appeared in the description that used personification in narration with short poetic sentences and pure imagination. In addition, irony and humor added another intellectual dimension for these narrative images. The story included another important function which is the semantic function that is mixed with the content of the story; therefore, a symbolic dimension of the content appeared where the description of Megged of the idea of plotting the hero's ascension to the Knesset that is a holy and secure place in Judaism. The description of the descent of the child from the attic and his persecution and beating by the boys in descriptive terms close to the idea of Jewish migration at end of the 19^th century to Palestine and the events, which followed it.

    The research paper dealt with a typical story of Ahron Megged's stories in which he revealed the importance of description in the literary text and its great role in expressing the discourse. Furthermore, it is a textual approach between the story and the idea of Jewish emigration to Palestine.