A TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF AMERICAN FEVER: A POST COLONIAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The present study analyzes novel American Fever from post colonial perspective. There are many concepts of post colonial studies like: other, stereotyping, subaltern, hybridity and mimicry etc. However, the present study is undertaken from the lens of stereotyping and othering as defined by Edward Said(1995) which is theoretical framework used in this study. The textual analysis of the novel American Fever is undertaken from post colonial perspective .The study establishes that the postcolonial elements of stereotyping and othering are present throughout the novel. The findings suggest that various issues of racism, religious discrimination and islamophobia can also be discussed in the light of post colonial theory.