Volume 08 Issue 01 January 2025
1Sanjida Afrose, 2Dr. Md. Shahjahan Kabir, 3Md. Saddam Hossain, 4Farhana Yeasmin
1Lecturer, English Department, Northern University of Business and Technology, Khulna, Bangladesh
2Professor, English Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh
3PhD Fellow, English Discipline, Khulna University, Bangladesh
4Assistant Professor, Department of English, Jashore University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh
DOI : https://doi.org/10.47191/ijsshr/v8-i1-70Google Scholar Download Pdf
ABSTRACT
This article makes a comparative study between Tagore’s Red Oleanders (Raktakarabi) and Conrad’s Heart of Darkness based on Eastern and Western perspectives. The writings of Conrad and Tagore have unveiled the untold cruel sides of imperialism, which hides its true intention under the mask of civilizing colonized people and its effect on the culture and society. However, there are significant differences in the presentation of imperialism in Conrad and Tagore’s works. In Heart of Darkness, even though Conrad showcases the dark side of imperialism, he portrays native people as barbers who need colonizers to guide them. In contrast, Tagore symbolically portrays imperialism only as a burden for the natives. This paper presents how a Western writer’s view on imperialism differs from an Eastern writer’s perspective.
KEYWORDS:Colonialism, Culture, East, Imperialism, Orientalism, West
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