A Postcolonial Analysis of Om Parkash Valmiki’s Joothan and Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Abstract

The term "postcolonial literature" refers to a body of literature that responds to the colonization discourse. In post-colonial literature, concerns of decolonization, or the cultural and political liberation of people formerly oppressed by colonial power, are frequently addressed. Both writings by Om Parkash Valmiki and Frederick Douglass, respectively, will be analysed from a postcolonial perspective. Hybridity, Otherness, and Identity are some of the characteristics of Postcolonial writing that are highlighted in these two works. Although postcolonialism encompasses a wide range of notions, I intend to focus on these three.