The Postcolonial Narrative in V. S. Naipaul's Novel Entitled The Mimic Men
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Postcolonial Literature conveys the influence of colonialism on both colonised and coloniser groups. On this issue, V. S. Naipaul’s novel entitled The Mimic Men exhibits various cases that have emerged due to these relations. Therefore, his work is significant in dwelling upon social relations between the coloniser and the colonised in the Modern world order. Furthermore, Naipaul depicts the isolation and alienation of the colonised within the society where colonisers are the majority. At this point, Naipaul merges the protagonist’s memoirs with his autobiographic motifs. More importantly, as well as it is understood from the novel’s title, Naipaul demonstrates how colonised groups’ obsession with mimicry damages the society’s culture and how their submission to the oppressor forces diminishes the state’s political and economic power in the meantime. Concerning this, Naipaul draws attention to the conflicts among the minority groups that undermine the nationalist consciousness. Hence, Naipaul emphasises the importance of establishing a resilient community to overcome enmities within a country. Apart from this, imperialism is another obstacle that impairs the colonised country. The author clarifies the imperialists' malevolent practices under the mask of charity movements in his work. Therefore, ideological impositions not only dominate colonised people’s lives but also, manipulates their behaviours. This article aims to analyse various types of Postcolonial discourses and occurrences in the novel and how Naipaul constructs his criticism from the protagonist’s point of view.
Source: RumeliYA Yayincilik & Publishing
Authors: ARSLAN, Sırma, EL, Erden
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W6911669340
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