The Shift of Self and Other in Doris Lessing’s The Grass is Singing

The topic of identity has been the subject intense and passionate discussions, with politicians, critics revolutionaries equally tending to divide world into opposing groups. In post-colonial era, this led an emphasis on dichotomies such as oppressor-oppressed, colonizer-colonized, master-slave, settler-native, us-them. Each country seeks establish its uniqueness by contrasting itself others, in doing so, is often viewed something fixed, basic, unchanging. However, approach creation binary divisions society losing distinctiveness individuality due mimicry, ambivalence, hybridity, need deconstruct reconstruct subjectivity what known third space. relationship between human experience societal factors a colonial or postcolonial context central theme literature, it explores issues fluidity power position. This paper examines shift self other postcolonialism through analysis Doris Lessing's 20th century South African novel, Grass Singing. novel challenges established demonstrates how colonized can subvert their subordination. It also reveals fluidity, vulnerability, fragile nature highlighting shifting positions those who are not.