Critical Survey On Adventure Stories: Post Colonial And Multicultural Discourses Coral Island And The Other Side Of Truth

Abstract

The term ‘post-colonial’ refers to ‘all the culture affected by the imperial process from the moment of colonization to the present day’ (Ashcroft et al Empire Writes 2) and post-colonial studies are regarded as ‘a way of addressing the cultural production of those societies affected by the historical phenomenon of colonialism’ (Ashcroft Post Colonial Transformation 7). It covers a vast panorama and is fundamentally idealistic in nature since it strives to right the wrongs of the past. If colonial literature was characterized by imperialist dissemination of the ideology of supremacy over the colonized races, post-colonial studies attempt to reassess colonialism for its hypocrisy and racist outlook. There is a long history of writing about the experience of colonization for children. In nineteenth century, British books for children and young people enforced imperialist thinking through novels of adventure and exploration in places such as India, Africa and Australia.