• Akbar C.
• Dr A. I. Vilayathullah

The paper entitled “Retrospecting Postcoloniality in the Novels of Chinua Achebe and V. S. Naipaul: A Critical Reading of Arrow of God and The Mimic Men” tries to analyse the depiction of colonialism, its impact and the responses it generated in the novels of Chinua Achebe and V. S. Naipaul with special reference to Achebe's Arrow of God and Naipaul's The Mimic Men. In this study, some important postcolonial themes such as alienation, hybridity, aping the west, social and cultural ambivalence, political despondency and the socio-political changes after the arrival of colonial powers in the African and Caribbean communities are discussed in some detail while emphasizing the characters, themes and some events of these novels. The hypothetical position in this paper is that despite their differences in perspectives and predicaments, both Achebe and Naipaul condemn colonialism for leading the Third World into social, political and cultural disorientation. Important concepts and theoretical insights from post-colonial theory have been used for this study. Though colonialism is over formally, it is still disturbing the Third World through new programmes and policies. Hence, the paper purports to bring to light the techniques and methods adopted by colonial powers to demolish the eastern civilizations. Moreover, while discussing these works, one gets a helpful picture of the history of Nigerian and Trinidadian communities. It further gives information on the internal rivalries and struggles that existed in the Third World nations, at the advent of the imperial powers.

Post-Colonial, Achebe, Naipaul, Hybridity, Satire

"Retrospecting Postcoloniality in the Novels of Chinua Achebe and V. S. Naipaul: A Critical Reading of Arrow of God and The Mimic Men", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no.d46-d54, February-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202306.pdf

"Retrospecting Postcoloniality in the Novels of Chinua Achebe and V. S. Naipaul: A Critical Reading of Arrow of God and The Mimic Men", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 2, page no. ppd46-d54, February-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2202306.pdf