THE IMPACT OF COLONIALISM UPON THE INDIGENOUS AND THE ENGLISH WOMEN CHARACTERS IN THE MIMIC MEN

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The existence of the binary oppositions and the colonial tendencies in patriarchal cultures pave the way for the exploitation of women. In patriarchal societies, not only men oppress women, but also women oppress women. To exemplify, generally the white woman takes the role of a master and the black woman takes the role of a servant. Thus, patriarchal colonial tendencies implement the seeds of hatred within the same sex and therefore sisterhood among the women becomes impossible. Moreover, a close look at the patriarchal/colonial cultures will reveal that the patriarchal/colonial cultures disturb all women regardless of their racial, religious and ethnic backgrounds. In this article, all these issues will be discussed with reference to V.S. Naipaul’s The Mimic Men.

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Colonialism , Women Issue , Patriarchal Culture , Binary Oppositions , The Colonizer , The Colonized , Colonies , V.S. Naipaul , The Mimic Men

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