Postcolonial Hybrids in "The Lowland"

Autor/inn/en	Ghoreishi, Seyedeh Zahra; Bordbari, Zahra
Titel	Postcolonial Hybrids in "The Lowland"
Quelle	In: Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 7 (2016) 2, S.41-47 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2203-4714
Schlagwörter	Novels; Indians; Immigration; Immigrants; Family Relationship; Emotional Disturbances; Disadvantaged; Life Style; Cultural Differences; Acculturation; Self Concept + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Novel; Roman; Inder; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Gefühlsstörung; Lebensstil; Kultureller Unterschied; Akkulturation; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	This paper delves into Jhumpa Lahiri's 2013 novel, "The Lowland", to analyze the diasporic experience of the Indianborn characters. Homi Bhabha's postcolonial approach is utilized to demonstrate the ways in which the characters perceive the immigration experience, and to unravel the causes of their despair, the disintegration of their family, and the underlying reasons behind the decisions that they make to compensate for their marginal status in the adopted land. It is attempted to shed light on the characters' insecurities and mental challenges brought forth by their "liminal" condition, in which they find themselves caught in a dilemma between the Indian lifestyle on the one hand, and the American dominant culture, on the other. Furthermore, "hybridity" is discussed, which entails the characters' partial adoption of the foreign culture that gives birth to mixed identities in the "third space." This research concludes that in spite of the disturbing aspects of diasporic life including uncertainty, marginality, and unbelonging over which the characters possess no control, they are capable of surviving and even flourishing in the foreign social milieu. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01