Publication: Spatiality, Freedom, and Violence in Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West
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Thoughts
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Spatiality, Freedom, and Violence in Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West
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This paper discusses the relationship between space, freedom, and violence as demonstrated in the novel Exit West by Mohsin Hamid (2017) through the journey of two refugees, Nadia and Saeed. While the novel is closely examined, theoretical ideas regarding space and power from critics such as Michel De Certeau and Michel Foucault are employed, as well as theoretical concepts of violence by Johan Galtung. The essay questions the power of space to liberate human beings as a result of increasingly globalised and technologised world. It argues that space presents contradiction as it is a platform for movement and freedom to be exercised while at the same time becoming a form of confinement and allowing violence to operate. The paper also considers the way memories and ideologies interact with space and influence the actions of those who occupy it.