THE REPRESENTATION OF GULF BETWEEN DIFFERENT CULTURES AND DESIRES - A CRAZY SPECTACLE, THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY

Globalization has made understanding of cultural diversity more important. However, one challenge caused by is the existence stereotypes since stereotyping can lead to prejudice and discrimination. Literary works movies sometimes depict certain race ethnicity. Authors directors embed similar negative features them hence it becomes a justification that those races ethnicities truly have such features. India being most curious literary sites comparatists, due its linguistic polyphony syncretism, like dream West. Europeans often represent Orient (Asian people) in their works. The aim this paper examine stereotypical portrayals Indians French Lasse Hallströms Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) movie, based on an eponymous novel Morais (2010), using Saids Orientalism Bals focalization theories. researcher used qualitative-descriptive method reference Mikos analysis method. finding reveals director presents Indian contrast way which regarded as inferior other superior. Furthermore, also found relation between relations Occident, are argued Said (1978) kind relationship distinguishes self other, filled with power domination. Moreover, all images represented through characters (character-bound or internal focalization) put society object Bal (2014).