TREE WITHOUT ROOTS: AN ARCHAIC OF MAJEED AS AN EXTREMIST AND A COLONIALIST
Journal Title: International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 5
Abstract
Syed Waliullah (1922-1971) takes to the writing of novels in order to in stil religious and socio-economic awareness among his readers. By instilling awareness and sensibility he attempts to change life condition, fate and outlook of common people. He is cautious about the real condition of poor people living in Bangladesh moving irrevocably toward thoroughgoing poverty, degradation and self-abasement. It is in Tree without Roots that Waliullah cautions his country dwellers about the negativity of extremism and colonialism by depicting Majeed as an extremist and colonialist. Tree without Rootsis an excellent example of religious extremism along with colonialism. Keeping this perspective in mind the treatment of Waliullah’s Majeed in Tree without Roots, as an extremist and colonialist is undertaken to be examined. This article defines extremism and extremist; colonialism and colonialist and in the light of these definitions argue for labelling Majeed as an extremist and colonialist. The present study intends to show Majeed’s intention of offering ‘spiritual’ service to the community of Mahabbatpur as the agenda of practicing and exemplifying religious extremism by which the community was pushed first to a corner and subsequently marginalized without having the permission to speak but only to be spoken for. Thus, this paper extrapolates how Majeed, the protagonist of the novel Tree Without Roots like a parody of the prophet, undergoes changes and becomes a successful colonizer using pseudo-religious dogma as written to colonize the villagers of Mahabbatpur which becomes a site of contesting religious and colonial practices.
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NURE JANNAT . , TAPU RAYHAN MD
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