Hybridity in Arudhati Roy's the God of Small Things

Throughout history and times of colonization change has been seen in a plethora of ways.

“God and the Indian” by Drew Hayden Taylor presents the characters in a detailed way which can easily be imagined. Drew Taylor was able to describe both characters in the play by using characterization, style, and tone.

The study of British colonialism is a rather new field with much to discuss and a lot more to debate. The recent recognition of new nation-states that were once under the control of Britain was a growing phenomenon and one that continues to play a large role in today’s global politics. Since the rather recent period of these new nations, new study’s have been done into the history of a) the peoples that inhabited the land before Britain, b) the way Britain occupied and control and land, and now c) post-Britain. This is a growing topic in the historical field because seventy-five years ago there was no thought that Britain would relieve control of India or Nigeria. That is why post-British colonialism is important to today, because it is a

However, the main theme/message of this story is really the cultural difference between two different origins of country. As we can tell, Fleete doesn’t know much about India’s religious beliefs and traditions and this creates a conflict between the two different nations. This novel is like a critique, an

Postcolonial critiques of literary works are often accomplished by reading and interpreting the work with a specific theme in mind or a ‘lens’. By allowing oneself to use a ‘lens’ when reading specific works, it allows the reader to interpret the effects of the themes and the changes throughout the writings. The goal of the critical lens is to seek to understand the behavior of characters or the society ("Post Colonialism," 2016). A few of the most popular themes used to view literary works are identity, oppression and power; applying this ‘lens’ can give the reader a different perspective and experience while reading the writings.

Overall this book is a great for students of all ages. The book has a strong message that can be interpreted in multiple ways from each person. The main message of the story is how darkness turns into light. The story is about Arun Gandhi, the grandson of the inspirational Mahatma Gandhi who begins a journey into assimilating his cultural roots. The story begins with Arun travels with the rest of his family to Sevagram where his grandfather resides. At first, Arun had difficulty assimilating to this new environment. For example, in the city of Sevagram there was no electricity and language was a major barrier for Arun. In Sevagram they spoke Gujarati which Arun barely new how to speak thus leading his peers to tease him. As a result oftentimes Arun would become frustrated and

Through research, you can learn that postcolonial discourse is an “academic discipline that analyzes the cultural legacies of colonialism and of imperialism.” It is made up of theories found amongst “history anthropology, philosophy, linguistics, film, political science, architecture, human geography, sociology, Marxist theory, feminism, religious and theological studies, and literature.” An understanding of postcolonial discourse could be what colonized societies handed down to succeeding generations after them that has become significant to their culture.

If postcolonial literature is the “process of dialogue and necessary correction,” of misconceptions concerning colonialism, then a comparative study of colonial and postcolonial works is essential for attaining a full understanding of the far-reaching effects of European imperialism (Groden and Kreiswirth 582). Reading colonial literature in dialogue with postcolonial literature engenders a more complete interpretation of the effects of imperialism by creating a point of reference from which to begin the revelation and the healing of cultural wounds resultant from European colonialism. Postcolonial literature reveals the lie of imperialism by suggesting that colonization was unsolicited by and unjustly administered to

Arundhati Roy begins her novel The God of Small Things with a quote from English author John Berger: “Never again will a single story be told as though it’s the only one.” The novel takes this quote to heart, consisting not of a single story but a fragmentary plotline weaving in and out of the lives of all of its characters, traversing the twenty-four year span between 1969 and 1993. The stories center in the town of Ayemenem in Kerala, India, and follow members of the wealthy Christian Ipe family. The thread of the deep past, woven in between snatches of the present, follows the life of Imperial Entomologist Shri Benaan John Ipe, known throughout the novel as Pappachi, who he

They took our identity, put chains on our body in attempts to put chains on our mind. Post colonialism as a term refers to a relationship between the oppressed and oppressor, the colonizer and colonized. When it comes to our identity, we are accountable for the shaping of who we want to be and how to choose to develop it our decision. Being colonized removed this decision, observing the post colonized countries you will be able to analyze the drastic effects of coloniality in a post colonialized world. This paper I will explore postcoloniality in the context of the cultural and mental effects of European colonization and the effects modernity have on the construction of identity, specifically those in the novel The God of Small Things, Assata

The book The TwinMaker by Sean Williams is about a teenage girl named Clair trying to save her friend Libby from what they call improvement. Throughout the book, she travels with this boy named Jesse, who is a abstainer. As the journey progresses, her life becomes in danger with people chasing after her to kill her. This book shows how far a girl would help a friend.The message that became clear throughout the book is that a person should always be themselves, not change themselves to fit in with others; the book helps unfold the message by its the extreme plot structure of the book.

This reflection will discuss the concept of colonialism and post-colonialism, with a particular focus on the impact in planning. Although both concepts are not new, Ania Loomba in her book “Colonialism and Post Colonialism” provides a more exhaustive research on the regards. She argues that colonialism is the physical occupation of territory whereas post colonialism deals with effect of colonization on culture and societies. She also expanded the concepts including two new terms imperialism and Neo-colonialism. This is not only a semantic discussion but also a way to raise awareness of the (over)simplification that many authors have applied to studies in this field.

Post-colonial Literary Theory came in to challenge and scrutinize the European theories which were the false perception that they had the universal culture despite the fact that their culture was not able to handle the complexities in the divergent cultures as depicted in the in the postcolonial writings. Therefore, there was the emergence of the indigenous culture developed specifically to accommodate the extremes of the two cultures, that is the traditional and the modern culture. European started the expansion of the political sovereignty. During this time, the political strategies of the European were aimed at eroding the culture of the communities they expressed their

Literary texts currently being produced in former colonial regions to discover the ways in which they respond to the impact of colonialism and its aftermath on its culture, and at canonical texts to discover evidence of colonial themes.

The literary theory known as Post-Colonialism is easily defined in content but not in its beginning or end. Ashcroft, Griffins, and Tiffin state that the term “covers all the culture affected by the imperial process from the moment of colonization to the present day” (2). They focus on the territories colonized by Britain in Empire Writes Back but state that the analysis can apply to the former empires of France, Spain, and Portugal. This view falls in line with the issue brought up by Childs and Williams about after whose empire or whose colonization does it begin? The United States in the 1700s, the Latin American states in the 1800s, or the mid-1900s fall of the British and French empires (1)?