The effects of postcolonialism in the play,the Phantomimeand utopia of the ideal man of colonisation

Postcolonialism has been a concept that has been transformed into a clash of civilizations through the phenomenon of duality since the world existed. This concept is nothing more than the exploitation of the exotic and mysterious Eastern civilization by the so-called civilised Western world from the orientalist point of view, shaping the new civilization around its ideals and truths. Likewise, from time to time West, not avoiding to do this with wars and destructive occupations, is in a desire to achieve this changing methods in time with policies produced in different areas such as literature, culture, art, politics. In the content of this thesis, postcolonial approach has been discussed in detail and it has been tried to define this approach from different angles. In addition, the reflection of this approach to the works of theater has been emphasized. However, considering that the theater addresses a specific audience with a specific scope and more audience-oriented, different examples from Turkish literature have been also examined. In literature, especially in the field of theater, the mood of the characters influenced by postcolonialism and the events and people dealing with it from an orientalist point of view in some literary works have been also emphasized. The author's inner world is shed light during the creation and preparation stages of the thesis. The Pantomimewas written by Derek Walcott, a Caribbean-origin author. The aim of Derek Walcott's the Pantomime is to reveal the effect of postcolonialism. This theory has been examined in terms of both events and characters in the other works that have been compared and examined with this work. Turkish middle play Hacivat-Karagöz and the famous Turkish novel Fatih-Harbiye by Peyami Safa have been also referenced and exemplified.