Beddiaf LamineL’hocine Essaid2025-11-112025-11-112024Littérature Générale et Comparéehttps://dspace.ummto.dz/handle/ummto/2884071p. ; (+CD-Rom)Thisresearchisacomparativestudyoftwonovels:DorisLessing’sTheGoodTerrorist(1985) andRichardFlanagan’s The Unknown Terrorist(2006). The studyexplorestheissue of terrorisminbothnovelsby examiningitshistoricalbackground,definition,andimpacton societies. Toconductthisresearch,we usethe theoriesof “Intersectionality”and “Propagandaofthe Deed,”which are developedfurtherinthe discussionsection.The study consistsoftwo mainchapters.Inthefirstchapter,weanalyzethetwonovelsusing Intersectionality theory.Thisapproachrevealsthatwhile the novelssharesimilaritiesinthe classandgenderoftheirprotagonists,GinaDaviesandAliceMelling,theydifferintheirplots andthe reasonsbehindthe characters'involvementinterrorism.In the secondchapter,we applythetheory ofPropagandaoftheDeedtocompare thenarratives.Wereachasimilar conclusiontothefirstchapter: thetwonovelsdifferintheirplots.InTheGood Terrorist,the protagonistandhergroupcarryoutactsofpropaganda,whereas,inTheUnknownTerrorist, theseactsareimposedontheprotagonistbythe governmentandmedia.Weconcludethat terrorismisoften linkedtorace,identity,andreligion,andthatthemediaplaysasignificant role in spreading propaganda and shaping publicopinion for various purposes.enTerrorismMediaManipulationPropagandaofthedeedThe Good TerroristTheUnknown TerroristThesis