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Identifier	Thesis 2064
Author	Meraay, Maha M. (Maha Mohammed), 1973-
Title	The Satanic Verses : a mirroring effect of an inner struggle
Publisher	Central Connecticut State University
Date	2010
Resource Type	Master's Thesis
Notes	"The Satanic Verses: A Mirroring Effect of an Inner Struggle" grapples with one of the many messages of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses. My critical method of closely reading the novel offers an interpretation that seeks to illuminate the author's own internal struggle with religious identity. Rushdie's hybrid religious identity composed of Islam as a given religion, on the one hand, and his life as a Muslim in Britain, on the other hand, informs my focus on the bi-religious aspect of the struggle. However, my focus on Rushdie's novel as a display of personal struggle not only transcends the post-publication controversy surrounding The Satanic Verses; it also offers a possible reconciliation between Islam and the author himself. Discovering an additional fictious layer within the over-arching plot of the work has assisted in revealing to the biographical critic Rushdie's own struggle. I trace the struggle as it begins with questioning and ambiguity. Additionally, I analyze here Rushdie's postmodern literary techniques as an approach for dealing with his post-modern sense of the hybrid religious identity. In this thesis, I propose that Rushdie confronts in The Satanic Verses a thorough investigation of his given religion, Islam. This involves rewriting the Islamic history and distorting some of its stories in the name of searching for a 'deeper truth.' Yet, my study of this search is fruitful as it will guide readers through Rushdie's colossal project resulting in the author's reconciliation with Islam. As such, my close reading emphasizes how Rushdie's actual experimentation necessarily transcends the book's fervent controversy. Yet, even as this reading proves helpful in deciphering The Satanic Verses, I realize that it is but one way to read both Rushdie's complex work, as well as his complex relationship with the work itself.
Subject	Rushdie, Salman. Satanic verses -- Criticism and interpretation Rushdie, Salman -- Religion
Department	Department of English
Advisor	Pozorski, Aimee L. (Aimee Lynn)
Type	Text
Digital Format	application/pdf
Language	eng
OCLC number	631249579
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