Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul is one of the prominent self-imposed exile writers of Indian-Caribbean origin whose works, namely, novels, are based on real and well-known personalities, events, and facts that have connections with countries such as the Caribbean, India, Africa, and England. As an exiled writer, V.S. Naipaul has successfully found ways to articulate the issues that displaced people from the Third World have faced in a multicultural world. The protagonist, Willie Somerset Chandran, a displaced individual of Indian descent, attempts to overcome issues that he encountered during the exile period. Through the protagonist, the author demonstrates how individuals from the Third World experience homelessness and rootness conditions. It reveals that, in fact, this condition did not prevent them from continuing their path towards creativity, self-discovery, and self-actualization. The purpose of this research is to examine exile experiences, their consequences, and their effects on the self-actualization process of the exiled protagonist, Willie Chandran. It also aims to take a look at the process of becoming familiar with the potential creative talents of the hero. As a last remark, the paper intends to show how exile offers the chance to view and explore issues from different angles.
Author: Zamire İzzetgil
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4390340596