International Journal of Language & Literature

Postcolonial Perspective in the Novels of Chinua Achebe and Ahmed Ali: A Comparative Study
Dr. Safia Asad, Mohd. Asad Siddiqui, Alifia. I. Patel

Abstract
What we have tried to explore in this particular piece of writing, is of utmost precautionary measure and full of warning regarding the evil and personal intentions of the invaders, in a nut shell, to make this world a better place of living without hurting the native’s sentiments and encroaching their freedom to express what actually they are and how they wish to practice their own things, in a broader context of Socio-political, religious and economic independence. The essence of freedom can be felt and experienced with the same intensity and passion for each invading society, community or nation living in any part of the globe, as what happened with Chinua Achebe, belonging to Igbo tribe of Nigerian descent sharing the trauma, coercion, humiliation and exploitation with Ahmed Ali, the Author belonging to Indian Subcontinent with the only similarity of being governed by the vast British empire whose sun would never set.

Full Text: PDF      DOI: 10.15640/ijll.v10n2a3