Diaspora imagination in Jhumpa Lahiri's short stories /
This qualitative thesis studies nine short stories from Jhumpa Lahiri's two collections of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth. The focus of this thesis is on marital and family relationships in the Indian diaspora and thus, incorporates theories and concepts on diaspo...
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| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Kuala Lumpur :
Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia,
2014
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| Online Access: | http://studentrepo.iium.edu.my/handle/123456789/6382 |
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| Summary: | This qualitative thesis studies nine short stories from Jhumpa Lahiri's two collections of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth. The focus of this thesis is on marital and family relationships in the Indian diaspora and thus, incorporates theories and concepts on diaspora, hybridity, cultural identity and identity for critical analysis of the diaspora characters in the selected stories. The objective of this thesis is to investigate how well Lahiri portrays issues and effects of adjustment and identity in her Indian diaspora characters living in America. Secondary resources from libraries were extensively used to substantiate this thesis in the attempt to contribute to existing knowledge on the phenomenon of Indian diaspora in America. The thesis concludes that Lahiri has realistically portrayed how her Indian diasporic subjects positively and negatively intertwine between their traditional culture and American culture and how this impact their familial relationships. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 75 leaves : ill. ; 30cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 73-75). |