LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:8 August 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
Editors: B. Mallikarjun, Ph.D.
         Sam Mohanlal, Ph.D.
         B. A. Sharada, Ph.D.
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         Lakhan Gusain, Ph.D.
         Jennifer Marie Bayer, Ph.D.
         S. M. Ravichandran, Ph.D.
         G. Baskaran, Ph.D.
         L. Ramamoorthy, Ph.D.
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Social Picture of Trinidad in Naipaul’s Novels

Shehla Ali, M.A. (English), M.A. (Eco.), NET and Alka Gopal, Ph.D.

Abstract

Naipaul is termed as a minute observer of societies. Naipaul is a conscious writer, who has committed himself to exploring and representing the objective reality and psychological authenticity of the social class. Naipaul is one of those writers who protests and displays the inequalities and exploitation prevalent in the societies. His work contributed to the awareness of social problems including prejudice against immigrants, discrimination against racial minorities, unsafe and chaotic social conditions, exploitative labor conditions, etc. This research paper focuses on the picture of colonial and post-colonial societies painted by Naipaul in his famous novels Miguel Street, Mystic Masseur and A House for Mr. Biswas.

Introduction

Naipaul’s early works are set in Trinidad, his hometown, with a colonial history. He has described the struggles of the labor class in most of his novels. A House for Mr Biswas deals with an Indians’ struggle for a place and identity. Naipaul has portrayed the West Indians lives and the reality of indentured descendants by presenting his own life experiences, a sample of the larger truths about colonial predicament in Trinidad. Naipaul has described his characters as in a psychological limbo, having been alienated from the culture of his people and tradition.

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Shehla Ali, M.A. (English), M.A. (Eco.), NET and Alka Gopal, Ph.D.
Saifia College of Arts and Commerce
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Bhopal 462001
Madhya Pradesh
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