V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas and Conspiracy Theory
Abstract
V.S. Naipaul’s Guerillas is an exceptional form of writing, where a quintessential form of intertextuality drags the novel into a possible conspiracy theory. What is seen on the surface is not exactly what the novel extrinsically brings forward. On the surface, there is a spooky relationship where an ostracized so-called leader, Jimmy Ahmed, pushes himself into the core of a struggle. Representing the notorious power relation between occident and the orient, the scuffle between these two different poles or characters creates a mysterious outcome, which in turn becomes part of a meticulous plan that redeems the vengeance of the decolonized, or Ahmed himself. Ahmed’s evil strategy starts as a personal dilemma, but arrives at a very distant point where the initial intention becomes blurred. Therefore, this article intends to decrypt the aforementioned conspiracy theory by applying an analysis through intertextuality to see what is beyond the struggles of multiculturalism. Sometimes, such multiculturalism won’t end positively since each person will remain, at the core, what he is made of: either black or white, Muslim, Jewish or Christian, oppressor or oppressed.
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Birincil Dil
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Bölüm
Sanat ve Edebiyat
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Haziran 2019
Gönderilme Tarihi
14 Eylül 2018
Kabul Tarihi
15 Mayıs 2019
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2019 Cilt: 12 Sayı: 1