Representation of London as the Centre of Power, Hopes and Fears in Naipaul＇s The Mimic Men  

作　　者：Bema Koeseoglu 

机构地区：[1]Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey

出　　处：《Journal of Literature and Art Studies》2012年第1期254-261,共8页文学与艺术研究（英文版）

摘　　要：London, one of the most popular settings in literature, is portrayed in many literary works not only as the centre of power, dreams, expectations, and fears, but also as the city of plurality and multiplicity of cultures. Considering V. S. Naipaul＇s The Mimic Men （1967） in terms of the depiction of London, what comes to the fore is that Naipaul＇s own background has an undeniable impact upon his illustration of London. Naipaul, as an in-between individual belonging to his hometown Trinidad and also to England, where he received his education, has experienced a metaphorical colonization due to his inner conflicts because of his hybridity. In this sense, in The Mimic Men, he creates his character Ralph Singh, who is struggling with the social and political forces and trying to find a place not only in his own country on the Caribbean Island of Isabella, but also among the English in London as a politician. In the novel, London is regarded as the city of freedom and hopes as well as the city of disillusionments and hopelessness. Therefore, in this paper, hybridity, otherness in London, and the influence of Naipaul＇s own biography upon his portrayal of London in The Mimic Men will be explored.

关 键 词：V. S. Naipaul The Mimic Men LONDON POWER postcolonial identity HYBRIDITY othemess 

分 类 号：TU984[建筑科学—城市规划与设计] B844.1[哲学宗教—发展与教育心理学]