Not surprisingly, many Pacific writers use "disturbed" characters to disrupt social conventions and challenge thetendency of the mainstream toward two-dimensional, black and white portrayals. The influence that leads to colonialism is the main reason for the heroine's tragic fate in The Grass is Singing.
used loosely in colonial era to refer to the blacks who. Lessing showed a vivid picture of colonialism to the readers.
Fictional accounts of madness often reveal how such bipolar ideology is inadequate to address individual identity in Pacific Island societies, which include variegated expressions of ethnic or racial diversity, sexuality, and gender. ofensif yang dilakukan oleh karakter dalam novel The Grass is Singing karya Doris Lessing. In Pacific literature, theorizing madness in fictional narratives encourages a reexamination of the notion of "deviancy" that supports the western colonial differentiation between the powerful and the disempowered. An Interpretation of Mary in the Shadow of Colonialism in Doris Lessing’sThe Grass is Singing. The International Journal of the Humanities, 2-12. I think that The Grass is Singing is quite far from the cliche African/colonialism book because it centers on the idea of home/exile rather than on the mere socio-political problems of the African continent. Tropical Fevers: "Madness" and Colonialism in Pacific Literature Tropical Fevers: "Madness" and Colonialism in Pacific Literature A Socialist Feminist Reading of Doris Lessing’s the Grass is Singing.
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