An Aspect of Colonialism and Anti-Colonialism: A Comparative Study between the Traces of British Imperialism in English Literature and the Counterpoint of Anti-Colonialism in Bengali Literature of 19th Century

Fozia Z Haque

doi:10.7575/aiac.alls.v.7n.5p.85

Abstract

In Mansfield Park, Jane Austen has exhibited the English identity lies on property earned by the slave trade in Caribbean Islands. If we go deep inside of the history of Britain we could able to see their awareness and concern over a national identity, and consider American colonies a poor reflection on Britain. The traits of British colonization always stretched their dominating wings soar above in the sky of ruling. The tyrannical rule on the Caribbean Islands and other places, where they have set the subjugation upon the destitute subjects. Such as West Indies, Jamaica, Haiti, Indian sub-continent and many more countries which they consider inferior in front of them. This was the ideology of English people and their smug of English identity. In the first part of my research paper, I am suppose to depict that, how the English superiority discern its voice through the narrative of the 19 th century English novels. The great example of English superiority proved by the reading of Mansfield Park, and this novel will also explore the deepest meaning of coveted Englishness. Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, which has written based on English identity earned by slave trade and also the English people who are very much obsessed with property, money, status, elite class attitudes and heedless towards their subordinate people. On the other hands, Kazi Nazrul Islam upholds the position of anti colonial writer. He was very much against the British rule and their despotic rulers. Therefore, Kazi Nazrul Islam has established the notion of anti British ideology and activities through his writings and showed the world about his rebellious nature. Keywords : Mansfield Park, British colonialism, Caribbean Islands, Anti-colonialism, Rebellion

Highlights

This thesis will explore the concept of British’s colonial enterprise throughout the English literature of 19th century
The main messages of this Research paper will unveiled the superiority of English texts of 19th century as well as well as it will encounter with the domain of anti colonialism
The imperial activities and greed to become the great ones made the British government and the English inhabitants the real unjust, unkind, senseless and selfish existence on earth. They have only known by their superlative pride, pampered elite class, land ownership nature and handsome amount of pounds through the heartfelt struggles of slave trade

Summary

Introduction

This thesis will explore the concept of British’s colonial enterprise throughout the English literature of 19th century. If Fanny were to question the silence, she would question the foundations of Mansfield park As a rebel, she would reject any participation in a social order and domestic stability based on injustice, oppression and the harsh truths of Antiguan property taken over in the name of civilization, patriotism, nationalism and glorious glories of the empire. She would reject any participation in a social order and domestic stability based on injustice, oppression and the harsh truths of Antiguan property taken over in the name of civilization, patriotism, nationalism and glorious glories of the empire It is a part of Austen’s ironic design that Fanny, who stands at the moral center of the novel, should ask the question about slavery even though the pertinent question is left unanswered, hanging, incomplete. In contrast with the colonialism, Kazi Nazrul Islam from Bengali literature encapsulate the anti colonist zeal of 19th century

Theory of Colonialism

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