Orientalist Representation in Kincaid’s Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya
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Abstract
This research casts light on how orientalism has relegated non-west into
degraded level even in the postcolonial period. The nonwestern characters in
Kincaid’s Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya are subjected to various
harrowing experiences. This text presents Sunam,, Khenpo and Rimpoche as
representative nonwestern people. Tibetans have their own lifestyle, culture,
civilization and attitude to native people. Kincaid portrays the troubled relation
between the non-west and west. The entire regional culture and geography of Tibet,
Nepal and India appears to be an exotic land caught in the turmoil and tension
created by the conflicting interests of various power centers. The zone is stereotyped
as the defeated, sterile, surreal, and static world. Most of the characters in this text
are found humiliated, defeated, and resigned to their lives due to systematic
marginalization of the west.
Key terms: Orient, Misrepresentation, Hegemony, Post colonialism, Marginalization