Representation of the submissive subaltern characters in Majid Majidi's Children of Heaven

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This research explores the representation of the submissive subaltern characters in Majid Majidi’s Children of Heaven. From the movie creation inside the Iranian government’s strategies and inwards story of this movie there is submission. Main characters are submissive and inferior. Main two protagonists are children from same family, where age makes them inferior, their parents are also inferior because of poor economic background comparing with neighbors and also inferior with religion makes them submissive, they are hegemonies. They are voiceless and injustices happen to them. They have been failing to revolt against ruler, elitist and dominant. As the concern of the revolution from lower peoples, in this movie there is not such revolution openly but it is underlying in the story and unpredictable but evoked sometime in the story which turned into void at the end. So, this movie through sentimental story and emotional appearance tried hard to wins audience’s sympathy and expects revolution from audience which is strong to social change. This is the submission of the characters that can’t fight for their own right and wants revolution happened from audience, dependent and obedient with audience for their relief.