Abstract: Post-colonial theory emerged in the middle 20th century. Naipaul is considered as one of the most prominent post-colonial writers, and his works are undoubtedly worth reading if one is to study post-colonial and immigrational literature. "Miguel Street" is the first work of Naipaul as post-colonial literature which precisely shapes a number of people who live in a marginalized world, and it mainly reveals the people who live under the colonial rules and face a cultural identity crisis. Combined with post-colonial theory, this paper briefly analyzes post-colonialism in Naipaul’s work from the perspective of female, political and cultural predicaments, and identity building.

Key words: Naipaul; Miguel Street; post-colonialism; identity crisis

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Abstract

中文摘要

1.Introduction-5

1.1Introduction of V.S.Naipaul-5

1.2Introduction of Miguel Street-7

2.The Study of Post Colonialism-8

2.1Introduction of Post Colonialism Theory-8

2.2The Hybrid Theory-9

2.3Feminism and Post Colonalism-10

3.Struggles Under Multiple Contradictory Predicaments in Miguel street-11

3.1Female’s Predicaments-11

3.2Political Predicament-14

3.3Cultural Predicament-15

4.Identity Building in "The Third Space"-17

4.1The Cognition of the Uncertain Identity-17

4.2General Abandon of Indian Identity and Mimicry of the West-19

4.3The Rebuilding of the Uncertain Identity-21

5. Conclusion-23

Reference-24