Dual Cultural Consciousness in Rushdie's Fury

Abstract

Salman Rushdie’s fury depicts the merger of multi-cultural values and practices that later turns into the multiple problems. The protagonist professor Malik Solanka couldn’t balance the multiple problems because of which he suffers a lot. He moves from one geographical location to other and involves with different positionalties of varied society. The novel also encompasses several issues and aspects such as Cultural hybridity, cultural diaspora and multicultural values and practices. The problems with Solanka are: he has his own cultural values and practices, he is conscious about his culture. But he is trapped in the post modern complex society. Neither could he remain aloof nor could he accept. He involves with the different cultural aspects. He tries his best to adjust properly but he finds difficult to do so. The New York City represents the meeting place of oppositional cultural forces where he gets success materialistically. He earns the name, fame and money but that could not give complete happiness and satisfaction. Again he searches cultural harmony and family unity. He remembers his culture and family and accepts it. Thus, the protagonist’s search for proper adjustment and suffering and its aftermath lies in the depth of dual cultural consciousness.