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Sweetness In The Belly: A Saidian And Post Saidain Post-Colonial Reading
ISSN: 2617 - 0299
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Sweetness In The Belly: A Saidian And Post Saidain Post-Colonial Reading
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ICC-0902
Publisher: International Journal Of Linguistics, Literature And Trans..
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Abstract
This study aims to offer a postcolonial reading of Camilla Gibb’s Sweetness in the Belly based on the critical theory of Edward Said’ Orientalism as well as his advocate, Albert Memmi’s post-post-colonial notions. To that end, the study commences with a detailed explanation of Edward Said’s theory of postcolonial literature considering the descriptions of “orientalismâ€, “culture and imperialismâ€, “hegemonyâ€, “otheringâ€. This research also casts light on Sweetness in the Belly with Albert Memmi’s ‘mythmaking’ and ‘nominal generalization’. To commence with, the researcher believes that the character of Lilly as the alter-ego of the writer Camilla Gibb is consciously trying to depict the people of Africa in a positive attitude. However, using the critical theories, the researcher delves into analyzing the novel with a critical Saidian eye and claims that Lilly represents Africans not as the way they real...
