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Identity Crisis in V.S. Naipaul’s “The Mimic Men” | Original Article

Sumita Grewal*, Manoj Manuel, in Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education | Multidisciplinary Academic Research

ABSTRACT:

Present paper is a deep study of the theme ‘Identity Crisis’ in V. S. Naipaul’s novel ‘The Mimic Men’ in the post-colonial era. Naipaul was born in Trinidad and Tobago where his grandfather migrated from India. Due to this, Naipaul faced identity crisis and alienation in his own life which is clearly depicted in his novels. This paper is an attempt to explore the theme of identity crisis through the novel’s protagonist Ralph’s character. It is also an attempt to look at the actions done by Ralph which depicts his quest for his true identity.