Conflicting Facets in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Story Unaccustomed Earth

Authors

  • Sandip Guha Roy
  • Dr. Joydeep Banerjee

Keywords:

Cross-cultural, Neo-colonial, Immigrants

Abstract

This paper strives to focus on the metaphysical strife that torments the life of displaced immigrants caught in the mires of a cross cultural transmigration. Ruma and her father both cannot surrender links with their Indian moorings, albeit the imposing American culture is breathing on their necks. Mrs. Lahiri poses a study in contrast in this aspect. Little Akash, the second generation immigrant provides the cross current with his fascination for the oriental world and his visualization of Dadu as a representative of the Indian culture; whereas Adam his father is fully American with a lot of respect for his in-laws who hail from a different culture. This essay brings out the neo-colonial design in the fabric of the story spread across generations.

References

Lahiri Jhumpa, Unaccustomed Earth, Random House India Private Limited, New Delhi, 2008.

Boehmer, Elleke. Colonial and Postcolonial Literature: Migrant Metaphors, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995.

Jayaram, N. Ed. The Indian Diaspora: Dynamics of Migration. New Delhi: Sage Publication India (P) Ltd, 2004.

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Published

01.07.2012

How to Cite

Sandip Guha Roy, & Joydeep Banerjee. (2012). Conflicting Facets in Jhumpa Lahiri’s Story Unaccustomed Earth. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 4(1), 13–18. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/JTREL040103

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012): July

Section

Research Articles

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