Representing Orientalism Within Jeffries' Framework

Abstract

This paper investigates the utilization of Orientalism in connection with the analytical methodologies that shape Jeffries' framework (2010) of Critical Stylistic(CS) analysis in George Orwell's Burmese Days. The novel was chosen as a specimen for the current investigation. A number of scholars examine Orientalism as a significant strategy in literary texts. However, there is currently no scholarly paper that examines this topic from a critical perspective on stylistic analysis. CS has arisen as a reaction to Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) because of the latter's insufficient array of analytical instruments. While CDA offers comprehensive frameworks for recognizing the potential effects of texts, stylistics provides precise methods for revealing the aesthetic influence and enjoyable strategies employed by texts. The study seeks to investigate the following questions: 1. How does the utilization of Orientalism in the novel Burmese Days correspond to the linguistic techniques that shape Jeffries's framework (2010)? 2. Which theoretical framework does George Orwell primarily utilize to construct Orientalism? 3. To what extent do the linguistic choices in the selected novel reflect the available resources? 4. What are the novel's perspectives on Orientalism?. The aim of this inquiry is to analyze the language tactics used by the novelist to portray Orientalism and find the most and least commonly utilized techniques. The supplementary aim is to identify the linguistic cues that signify the toolkits and concealed elements.