Volume 8, Issue 1

Routes and Roots of Subaltern in Amitav Ghosh’s Sea of Poppies

Author

W.M.Seenivas Leandar Bias Assistant Professor Department of English Bharath College of Science and Management (Autonomous) (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli) Thanjavur - 613005 India

Abstract

In Sea of Poppies (2008), Amitav Ghosh a variety of hybrid characters whose complicated backgrounds create tension with the established definitions for race, nationality, and identity. These hybrid characters include a light complexioned African American man who pretends to be white; an Indian widow rescued from sati, a female French citizen dressed as an Indian employee; a British drug dealer; and a Chinese/Indian convict. With these complex characters, Ghosh strives to provide a glimpse into the connections between the experiences of slavery and drug trafficking, the expansion of imperialism and migration in the world...

Keywords: Subaltern, Trade, Violence, Slavery Power, Histories and Identities.

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