Journal of Social Science for Policy Implications

Mimicking the Masters: A Cultural Study of Samares Majumdar’s Leaves of Blood
Sudipta Ghosh, Rashmi Gaur

Abstract
The representation of mimicry of popular personalities in the television shows, and social networking sites is most popular for several years now as it attracts viewers so easily and turns their mood light and makes them laugh out loud (LOL) or rolling on the floor laughing (ROFL) instantly. The purpose of this type of mimicry is to entertain the viewers. But it is not the case in the representation of mimicry in literary texts. In literary texts, its meaning is serious, and effect is deep as it significantly impacts the characters in many ways. The present paper reads various instances of mimicry present in Samares Majumdar’s seminal novel Leaves of Blood (2005). The study takes various concepts of mimicry, especially Bhabha’s (1984) as the primary theoretical tool to analyse and interpret those instances of mimicry in depth. The study attempts to show how is mimicry manifested in the narratives of Majumdar’s Leaves of Blood and how does it affect the culture, religion, language, and food habits of the colonized in the text.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jsspi.v11n1a2