The Presentation Of Resistance And Opposition In Nasreen Jahan's Novel 'Sonali Mukhosh'

Abstract

The term "post-colonial" is not temporal or chronological; primarily, it is consciousness-evoking. It would be a mistake to think of post-colonial consciousness as merely following colonialism in terms of time. The main characteristic of post-colonial consciousness is protest against and rejection of the center of power and authority. Even literature created during colonial times can reflect various signs of post-colonial consciousness. During the colonial period, literature could also express the voice of the subaltern and lower classes in protest. In the introduction to the book "The Post-Colonial Studies Reader," edited by Bill Ashcroft, Gareth Griffins, and Helen Tiffin, they wrote: