ABSTRACT
West Indian society is multicultural, multiethnic, and multiracial; the literature of such a place must be relevant to the making of another multicultural society, especially when there is and has been for a long time a physical, economic and cultural tie between the two societies in question. In many ways Britain is responsible for the fact of the multicultural nature of the West Indies West Indian literature has in part grown out of the relationship between the two societies. The chapter looks at some general aspects of the development of West Indian society and of their connections with modern British society. It illustrates the relevance of West Indian literature to Caribbean heritage people living in Britain by looking at selected works. The conflict among the generations is a serious one and often affects the whole tone of the other conflicts which young and adolescent Caribbean heritage people have with society as a whole.
