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Borders and Multiculturalism:A Reading of The Namesake and Brick Lane

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dc.contributor.author Mondol, Sarmista
dc.date.accessioned 2018-11-08T04:26:12Z
dc.date.available 2018-11-08T04:26:12Z
dc.date.issued 1/1/2007
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.ewubd.edu/handle/2525/2794
dc.description.abstract Hyphenated identities are crucial elements of a multicultural setup. And cultural conflicts are perhaps inherent in individuals who strive to exist with two identities imposed on them. What we know today as Diaspora Literature, is perhaps an attempt to put forth the complexities behind hyphenated identities. Jhumpa Lahiri’s The Namesake and Monica Ali’s Brick Lane trace the identity crisis that underlies an immigrant’s life. Both works also depict the conflicts between the first-generation and second-generation immigrant’s. In my paper I have analyzed The Namesake and Brick Lane closely to show how the novelists have portrayed immigrant lifestyle in their works. My paper also deals with the vision the novelists have of an ideal multi-cultural setup. For instance, how assimilation of another culture can make an immigrant’s life better if not perfect. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher East West University en_US
dc.subject Multiculturalism en_US
dc.title Borders and Multiculturalism:A Reading of The Namesake and Brick Lane en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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