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Abstract
The dissertation aims at discussing critically the thematic structure and the common techniques of Derek Walcott’s selected plays Dream on Monkey Mountain, Ti-Jean and his Brothers, Malcochom or Six in the Rain and Sea at Dauphin from a post-postcolonial perspective. This dissertation, therefore, explores Walcott’s quest for cultural freedom to overcome the process of inferiorization that restricts the Afro-Caribbean identity within the socio-historical discourse. Accordingly, the dissertation is categorized according to the thematic structure of the selected plays instead of in chronological order. It discusses Brecht’s epic theatre influence and Marxism’s contribution to post-postcolonial theatre. This dissertation explores how neo-colonialists use religion as a tool to opiate people and weaken their desire for leadership positions. It also discusses the Creole language, myth, folk songs and dances as expressions of self and collective identity. The dissertation explains the dilemma of a hybrid individual who searches for his self-revival through home return psychologically or physically. It explores the challenging obstacles that setback the quest as a whole. from a post-postcolonial lens, the dissertation clarifies how the current leadership in the Caribbean resists sustainable development, social adaptation and economic prosperity to serve the previous colonizer’s agenda even after independence. Hence, the dissertation discusses Walcott’s writing style that places the Margin at the center and marginalizes the old center. It highlights the miserable and degraded life of Afro-Caribbeans and explains how it is overcome by the vision of solidarity that moves beyond individuality. Fundamentally, the foremost themes in Walcott’s plays are self-transformation and self-definition of the Caribbeans in the post-postcolonial era. Ultimately, Walcott’s plays can be considered a significant contribution that urges real independence as an immediate urgency.