Post-Colonial Ethnicity. A Critical Study of "The Crow Eaters" by Bapsi Sidhwa

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Comparative Literature, grade: 1.5, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad (Institute of English Studies), course: English Literature, language: English, abstract: The study aims to explore the issue of ethnicity, especially in Post-colonial era. It deals with ethnicity as a subject and Post-colonial ethnic behavior because in Post-colonial age the issue of ethnicity has its own significance. Moreover, it deals with problems of Parse community which they faced in sub-continent especially in Lahore, Pakistan.

It also highlights the issue of racism presenting the picture of pre-partition of sub-continent. The data of present research is a novel by Basic Sidhwa, "The Crow Eaters". Its analysis has been done with the help of qualitative method. Moreover, analysis is supported with the theory of Post-colonialism. Henceforth, the study explores the post-colonial ethnicity that, how Parse community had to face ethnic attitude of natives of and also the British rulers. Hence, the present research highlights the theme of ethnicity on the basis of minority, culture, religion and stereotypes.