Magical Realist Narrative Technique As Tool Of Political And Cultural Syncretism In Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children

Abstract

Narrative mode is the strategy employed by an author in presenting the discourse. It is one of the most important aspects of literature that carries the reader to the heart of the work of fiction. Among a variety of choices, each mode renders a particular style, a unique viability, vitality and vibrancy to the narration. As a result, it makes a profound difference on the narration. The mode of narration is a very important weapon for an author to make his literary work successful producing a specific effect. Contemporary Indian writers began to take a mature view of Indian reality and handled new themes with greater clarity and confidence by experimenting with new methods to express novel ideas. They try to explore their writings in the light of the innovative narrative strategies. Salman Rushdie deals with India's transition from colonialism to Indian independence and partition of British India. Midnight's Children explores political, social, and cultural events in modern India. It also focuses on universal issues as the nature of literature and the relationship between individual and collective history. The theme in the novel is travels on zigzag trajectories into history in an allegorical method with a span of nearly sixty years. Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children can be considered as a link between magical realism and post colonialism.