This work will attempt to interpret the process of psychologization and characterisation of characters of the short story Korito by Svetomir Arsić Basara, a famous artist, academic, sculptor, and writer. The aim is to show how the context influenced the creation of the short story, bearing a distinct biographical dimension. Korito is a story of the real and tough life of the people in the Šar-mountain area-poverty and the struggle for survival in the amazing but ruthless nature of the mountain

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... egion. In the souls and consciousness of all the characters of the story, a kind of psychological drama takes place due to the anguish of a torturous and gloomy life in poverty. In the whirlpool of mixed feelings and the struggle for bare necessities, a rift occurs in their souls, especially the souls of children. That rift will endure and shape their maturation, growing up, and creation. Therein lies the motivation for this story.