Colonialism in Kipling, Conrad, Forster and Orwell a study of Kim (1901), Heart of Darkness (1902), A Passage to India (1924) and Burmese Days (1934)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Colonial novels form a genre in the history of the British novel. These novels study the cultural conflicts caused by pressure on the colonized countries on the part of colonialist countries. Therefore, an analysis of the colonial novels gives one lively pictures of colonialism. Moreover, they contribute a lot to the study of human relationships. In the exploited regions, white men turn into dedicated members of the western civilization to feed colonialism and satisfy its needs. In this thesis, colonialism will be examined in Rudyard Ki pi ing ' s Kim, Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. E.M. Forster's A Passage To India ¦ and George Orwell's Burmese Days The works abbreviated in this thesis are as follows: KIM Kim HOD. Heart of Darkness APTI A Passage To. India BD Burmese Days -i i-