Social Roles in Kipling's Kim: A Postcolonial Study
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Postcolonial Diaspora, Social Rules, Cosmopolitanism, Diversities, Robin Cohen.Abstract
Examining Kim as a diaspora group subject to colonial rule in India is the goal of this study. Kim played a multiracial young man who traveled with Lama. According to this analysis, Kim is Irish and native-born. The characters and their social structure depict India as a diverse society. In Kipling's multicolored depiction of India, the characters perform a variety of roles depending on their lineage. This research focuses on the social norms that apply to individuals in diaspora groups. This study looks at Kim as a postcolonial diaspora and cosmopolitan from the standpoint of Robin Cohen. This research demonstrates Kim's love of India and his respect for the locals. However, he claims to be white and to be of that race. For this study, the qualitative research methodology has been employed. The significance of the study lies in its ability to provide new light on Kim's multicultural status in British India. The study has been delimited to focus exclusively on the novel's global nature via Cohen's prism of cosmopolitanism and multiculturalism. This research demonstrates that Kim, Hurree Babu, and Mehbub Ali are cosmopolitans in British Indian society. They have different forms of control in India than their ancestors did.
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