Rushdie as Outsider inMidnight's Children

Abstract

This research project aims to show Salman Rushdie's position in his novel, Midnight's Childrenas 'Outsider' hypothesizing that 'a native son of India by birth, though seems to be unprejudiced towards his country, but has prejudices of disadvantages' who dares to continue the colonial discourse constructed by the west over the non-West in general and India in particular. Whileoutlining the thesis chapter-wise, chapter one, two, three and four include introduction, discussion of the tool, application of the tool and conclusion simultaneously.