THE LITERARY ALLUSIONS AND CREATIVE USAGE OF LANGUAGE IN SALMAN RUSHDIE’S NOVELS

ABSTRACT

Midnight’s Children is, among other things, a fictional history of post- Independence India, a story we are asked to read through the lens of Saleem Sinai’s life. Born in the midnight hour of Independence, Saleem, along with 1001 other children, is gifted with magical powers which lead in both creative and destructive directions. Born to poor Hindu parents, brought up by wealthy Muslims, Saleem is a bastard child of history and a metaphor for the post-colonial nation.

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