Proceedings of the International scientific and practical conference ―Science, Technology and Culture: Dynamics of Change in the XXI Century‖ (December 1921, 2025) / Publisher website: www.naukainfo.com. – Baku, Azerbaijan, 2026. – 90 p.

60 by humans of the good and useful deeds initiated by God; balanced and adequate acceptance of difficulties, humans are important in every situation and have the opportunity to grow even in difficult situations, gain experience/mature; nothing is meaningless or accidental). It turns out that the source of a teenager's knowledge is the wisdom of life, immortalised in proverbs and fairy tales. Present in the novel is the image of of a miracle ( диво / ― чудо” ), manifested in several forms: the ordinary became extraordinary (the transformation of men and women (‗alcoholics in recovery‘ [9, p. 21]) in the world after healing within the AA programme). As Charlie observes, ― Тепер я багато знаю про АА і розумію, що таке відбувається з багатьма” [9, с. 21]. By popularising the linguistic content of the English folk tale Jack and the Beanstalk, the artist shifted the emphasis from the primary educational aspect to a secondary one: there can be no complete justice, and therefore no good, if you return what you have stolen only to yourself (a manifestation of selfishness) and do not help the people (it was necessary to give what was stolen to the people, to those who need it most). S. King develops the idea: by helping others, Americans can, if they do not succumb to temptation as a spiritual weakness, do more good than just enjoy their own wealth. The impetus for Charlie's understanding of the meaning of his life and identity was prayer as a symbol of faith, hope, religious unity, spirituality, support for people experiencing difficulties, community, gratitude for the blessings received (and hence the American holiday of Thanksgiving). Charlie had to grow up (go through initiation), understanding the advantages and disadvantages of his own capabilities and limitations, which depended on external and internal factors in life. Overcoming the conflict between fantasy (the struggle for justice, against violence in the underworld) and bitter reality (hopelessness, doubt about the recovery of his alcoholic father), inner fear of achieving goals, trials in the portal, realising the untimeliness of correcting mistakes that lead to mental suffering in the present for unfulfilled obligations to God (in the future - shame), he achieved success, became happy and made others around him happy. S. King puts aphorisms about life, understanding of guilt, and proverbs into the mouth of his father Charlie, an insurance