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Item Critique of Western Modernity in Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude(Department of English, 2019) Lamichhane, DikshaItem Critique of Western Modernity in Mo Yan’s Change(Department of English, 2015) Bhusal, Indra PrasadThis research looks into Mo Yan’s Change from the perspective of nonwestern modernity. From the time of communist takeover till now, China attempts to develop its own unique mode of modernity. Within a decade, China succeeds in bringing plenty of reforms and progressive transformations. In Mo Yan’s Change, thousands of schools are opened within a decade after the communist takeover. Even the youths from poor economic background get opportunities to go to universities. The narrator’s brother once used to think that university is beyond his reach. But he not only completed university education but got a job too. As China appeared as a self-sufficient country, it witnesses various examples of violence. Tiananmen Square tragedy is the worst case of disaster that has ever occurred on the soil of China. The communist dictatorship of China does not allow its citizens to ask for human rights, democracy and individual’s right to properties. In Tiananmen Square, youths mount protest for democracy. The one party regime launches heavy crackdown on them. The tragedy of Tiananmen Square is an instance of how the penetration of western modernity like political liberalism throws country into the turmoil and chaos. The glorious Gaz 51 Truck which has a long history and glory, everybody longs to be a truck driver, eventually becomes a mockery. The historical Truck is sold to the film crew, so it has no prestige and value on the latter part of the novel. The farmers and school teachers have changed their lifestyles and profession. These all changes are the justification of how the western norms and values directly adopted by non-western countries, it is doomed to create undesirable results.Item Critique of Western Modernity in Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence(Department of English, 2012) Shrestha, PratibhaInThe Enchantress of Florence, Salman Rushdie demands for alternative modernities to valorize premodern ethical and moral valuesas well as non-Western culture and civilization bycritiquingWestern modernist rationality exposing its exclusiveness, individualism, and monolithic vision. While doing so, Rushdie mixes up many genres within a single book and wrestles with the coloniallegacy and implication of anthropological knowledge exposing Westerner's interference upon the non-western ideology. Similarly, he exposes cosmopolitanism and hospitable values which existed in India in Mughal Akbar's time, and values of non-Western culture and civilization through his own experience.Akbar the Great, the Famous Sixteenth century Mughal emperor,championed religious tolerance and reason in India.He is presented as abrilliant military commander as well assomething of a philosopher ruler who challenges the Western modernity represented by Mogordell’Amoreand Qara Köz.Item Critique of Western Modernity in Seasons of Anomy by Wole Soyinka(Department of English, 2016) Bhattrai, BimalThis research looks into Soyinka’s Season of Anomy from the perspective of nonwestern modernity. From the time of anti-colonial movement till now, Nigeria attempts to develop modernity native to it. With the time span of a decade, Nigeria succeeds in bringing plenty of reform and progressive transformation. The mounting exploitation and social disintegration take place even after the country moves towards modernization following the end of colonialism. People review and reassert their faith in the power of myth and ritual which works as the haven in the time of dire crisis and unthinkable atrocity. Troubled side of Nigeria reflected in Ofeyi’s entire redemptive endeavor is analyzed. Violence and search for pacifism take place in Nigeria following the end of colonial era. The harsh and harrowing effect of the westernization of Nigeria after the end of colonialism compels many inhabitants of Nigeria to view western modernity critically. Hundreds of thousands of youths lost their lives. The more imported modernity of the west take root on Nigerian soil, the more Nigerian society gets prolonged, the more conflict, chaos and carnage occur. Due to the prolongation of conflict and social unrest, people begin to think that violence become the part of daily life. Fed up with the lingering trace of violence, majority of people turns to the mythical belief and practice.Item Critique of Western Modernity: A Study of Amitav Ghosh’s In an Antique Land(Department of English, 2010) Lamichhane, BishnuAmitav Ghosh, in In an Antique Land critiques Western modernity on the ground of rationalism, individualism, exclusive nationalism, colonialism and slavery exhibiting its blind spots--exclusiveness and Eurocentric monolithic vision--and at the same time advocates alternative modernities for the need of the revival of pre-modern ethical and moral values--communitarianism, decolonization, inclusive nationalism, hospitality, cosmopolitanism, as well as co-existence among the different races, castes, and people with different religious identities and from different geographical locations. Ghosh, for the purpose, blends many genres within a single text exposing with European’s interferences upon the Geniza documents of Masr, and in the Indian Ocean trade cultures, the effects of colonial legacy through Imam’s and Effendie’s behaviours. He shows the ethical co-existence and cosmopolitanism of Indian ocean world in Ben Yiju’s time, valorization of non-western cultures and civilizations with his experience that he gets from Egyptian villages and from the Geniza documents, providing the suitable space for marginal groups and victims.