Humour in J.G. Farrell’s The Siege of Krishnapur: A Postcolonial Reading
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2012
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This thesis analyses JG Farrell’s novel The Siege of Krishnapur from the
perspective of postcolonial humour. The victimization and dehumanization of Indian
native sepoys in the novel is unveiled and done justice to the characters who have
been oppressed and treated very badly. The research, therefore, attempts to uncover
the master-subaltern relationship under colonial system through the use of humour.
The humour helps trace out the hostile relationship between master and subaltern in
the novel.
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Novel, Postcolonial theory, Indian native, colonial system