The Socio-Political, Religious and Cultural Realities of the Post-Independence Indian Society in Sulmane Rushdie’s Midnight Children
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2022-06
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UNIVERSITY OF MOHAMED BOUDIAF
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ABSTRACT
This research investigates the socio-political, religious and cultural
realities of the post-independence Indian society in Sulmane Rashdie's The
Midnight Children. The study examines and attempts to clarify the nature of the
Indian society in political, religious and cultural sides during and after the
independent from the British colonization and how colonialism affectedIndia on
both situations, following the novel of Midnight Children as a guide and
example to describe those issues. To discover this issues, an analysis is
conducted using the post-colonial theory of Franz Fanon as a guide to finish the
research. Hence the study aims mainly to confirm how the Indian society is
authentic and hybrid society. The first chapter of this research deals with the
theoretical framework and the socio historical context. The second chapter
examine the issues of identity, religion and how Rushdie represents them
through the characters of the novel, and how he use them in a good way in the
novel. In conclusion, the study reveals the affects and the realities of the
independence Indian society under the control of the colonial power
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Key words: Colonialism, british colonialization, post-colonial theory.