This slide is an analysis of Naipaul's travelogue,particularly the chapter "Conversations in Malaysia" has been analyzed with the perspective of vulcanization.

1. An Islamic Journey
By Aqsa Sabir

2. Characters People
Places
Events
Shafi
Kula
Lumpur
Meetings
with Shafi
and
Ibrahim
Malaysian
Foreign
Minister

3. Anwar
Ibrahim
Ayatollah
Khomeini
Holiday Inn
A seminar at
University
James
Puthucheary
-
The village of Dinner at the
Shafi
Puthucheary‟s
home.

4. Reasons for using narrative techniques and
fictional elements in Naipaul‟s travel writing.
To textualize social, historical, and natural
realities of the third world.
Naipaul‟s assumptions and „remembered
narrative‟.
His desire for making order out of Chaos.
Naipaul‟s self intervenes his narration.
To study the Third World as „others‟ and with
colonial gaze.

5. Travel strategies
Ethnographic
Reporting
Examples
e.g. Description of
the Landscape,
people, buildings and
dressing of Malaysia.
Historical Perspective e.g. Description of
the History spread of
Islam in
Malaysia.
Autobiographical
e.g. Intellectual
elements
commentary after
Naipaul‟s second
conversation with
Shafi.
Vulcanization
Imagery + colonial
gaze + Tone
simultaneously
observed .
History +
assumptions+
Cynical tone .
Role of intellectual
analytic + elements
of autobiography

6. Philosophical
elements
e.g. In
Theme+
conversations with Philosophical
Shafi Naipaul
standpoints .
judges Shafi’s idea
of civilization with
his own
standpoints.
Journalistic
techniques
e.g. a local
missionary
magazine Readings
in Islam and a
newspaper.
Characterization, a
fictional element.
e.g. Detailed
Ethnographer +
description of the
Novelist
characters of Shafi
and Anwar Ibrahim.
Journalistic element
+ tone of his
commentary+
assumptions.

7. Use of Dialogues.
e.g. Dialogues with
Shafi
Discussion on the
idea of civilization
and difference
between city and
village life.
Incorporates
philosophical
perspective .

8. Characters
Places
Events
Nasar
Holiday Inn
Note on File
Brave Girls
Hotel food

9. Travel Strategies and
Fictional elements
Ethnographic Reporting
Weather, Hills and Trees.
Autobiographical and
Philosophical
Characterization
Nasar and Brave Girls
Dialogues
Theme
Imagery
Tone
Examples from the Text
Conversation with Brave Girls
and Nasar
Theme of decay and
uncivilization
“The hills were smoking.”
“Smell followed me.”
Title of the Chapter

10. Characters
Places
Events
Shafi
Malacca
Conversation with Shafi
and Tamil Taxi Driver.
Tamil Taxi Driver
Kuala Lumpur
Visit to court and Malacca
amusement area.

11. Travel Strategies and
Fictional elements
Examples from the Text
Ethnographic reporting
Landscape of the villages of
Malacca and amusement areas.
Historical perspective
History of West and Malacca.
Journalistic technique
Court transcripts.
Tone
Ironic and mocking
Dialogue
Interview with Shafi and the
taxi driver
Sharp and negative imagery.
Imagery

12. Characters
Places
Events
Khairul
Kaula Lumpur
Conversation with Lawyer,
Doctor and Haji
Holiday Inn
Haji
Doctor
Journalist
Kedah
Conversation with haji
about village life, his
boyhood and tradition.

13. Travel Strategies and Fictional
elements
Examples from Text
Ethnographic Reporting
Description of Malay houses and the
behaviour of the people.
Historical Perspective
History of Jews and Islamic history
about Khalid.
Theme
Decay and desolation
Characterization
Description of the characters e.g Khairul
who was a lawyer and haji was
missionary
Imagery
Negative imagery is used.
Tone
Satirical while describing the characters.

14. Characters
Places
People
Events
Shafi
Kota Bharu
Ayatollah
Khomeini
First visit to Kota
Bharu
Rahman
Penang
Tamil Driver
Discussion with
lecturer of
Philosophy
Abdullah
E & O Hotel
Chinese Waiter
Second visit to
Penang
Mohammad
The life
experiences of
Mohammed and
Abdullah

15. Ethnographic Reporting
Description of landscape, people and
buildings
Philosophical elements
Naipaul‟s assumption about Shafi‟s idea
of restructuring
Journalistic technique
The documents that Mohammed gave him.
Theme
Theme of decay, deficiency of ruling
power, and poverty is emphasized
Imagery
Landscape, and weather is simultaneously
discussed.
Tone
Satirical in tone in describing characters,
places and buildings

16.  Naipaul has merged both genres in his writings.
He has depicted the image of Third World in a
very bias way. All the elements of this travel
narrative contribute to strengthening the image
of his Western identity. Furthermore, he
compares the Western prejudice against the
different cultural, political and religious
ideologies of Islam.
 So it can be said that being in the category of
intellectual analytic he is successful in creating
the whole new genre.