Funny Boy: Penis Conflict in Quelling Nation

Abstract

Foucault's impact, Lacan's theory, existentialism, absurdism, structuralism, deconstruction and many others to name are groundbreaking unconventional postcolonial attributes, which hit to expose deep socio-psychic facts. Queer theory is one of them that tries to define the odd or so called unnatural sexual relation that does not follow societal code and conduct or normative pattern of heterosexual relation. This is the penis conflict of peripheral queer and central heterosexism.  Funny Boy is the best work of gay fiction in Canada and established Selvadurai as a central voice of postcolonial, Canadian gay fiction. He is very much influenced by writing technique of Romesh Gunasekera and Michael Ondaatjie. He has never been an ivory tower writer, he is concerned with current sociopolitical unrest of his country. He poses contemplative socio-political challenges on the changing scenario of the country. He is aware about racial and caste conflict and subsequent identity clash in diasporas. Apart from these issues he is sensitive about interpersonal conflict of "normative code”. He made similarities between Tamil- Sinhalese strife and social issues like homosexuality and heterosexuality.