Theme Of Magic Realism In Midnight's Children

Magic realism as an efficient tool to resolve the problems of post colonialism: A study of the select novel Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie

Abhibunnisha Begum,
Assistant Professor,
Department of English & Humanities,
Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences,
Sangivalasa, Bheemili Mandal,
Visakhapatnam,
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA.

“Magical realism combines realism and the fantastic in such a way that the magical elements grow organically out of the reality portrayed”. (Faris. 169)

The form of magic realism offers an ingenious and effective means of screening the “real” living experiences. Literary works are drawn ahead the conventions of both realism and fantasy or myth. In previously colonized countries numerous ‘schools’

For instance, the author present the struggles encounter by the country which are not written in history. Therefore, this research focuses on literature that portrays the magic realism in everyday life. It is significant to find out how magic realism associated to the effects of colonization in the novel written by Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children.
There are various studies done on the use of magic realism as the recitation technique and devices to depict the post-colonial and postmodern days, conversely only few are done, only contemplate on magic realism as their subject. Therefore, this research will expectantly make a contribution in closing the gap of expertise in literature regarding the use of magic realism as recommended by its

The finding would also serve as a guide or insight for future studies on magic realism in contemporary novels. Magic realism interwoven both physical realities and psychological as one. It is “real” because it takes place in the real world and “magic” because it incorporates dreams, fantasies, and emotions as part of the real world. Time exists in a variety of timeless variability and the unreal happens as part of reality.
In this study, the Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie is selected as it provides rich resources to analyze the characteristics of magic realism used in everyday life. The term “magic realism” was first introduced by Franz Roh, a German art critic. The term magic realism made its way to the literary genre in the 1930s, when the works of Latin American novelists and short story writers were renowned in a new trend – ‘magical realism’. It was a way to convey the realistic American mentality and generate a self-directed style of literature and it seizes the irony in the amalgamation of