Exploring Hybridity: Postcolonial Identity in the Works of Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy

Abstract

This paper examines the concept of hybridity in the postcolonial identity represented in the works of Salman Rushdie and Arundhati Roy, two seminal authors in Indian-English literature. By analyzing Rushdie’s Midnight's Children and Roy’s The God of Small Things, this study explores how these authors articulate the complexities of identity, displacement and cultural synthesis in a postcolonial context. Their works not only capture the fractured consciousness of individuals grappling with multiple influences but also highlight the challenges and nuances of navigating a hybridized identity in postcolonial India. Through close textual analysis, this paper sheds light on how hybridity, as depicted in their narratives, contributes to a broader understanding of postcolonial identity.