Search for Identity in Oleander Girl by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2019, Vol 24, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper mainly tries to focus on search for identity in Oleander Girl. It deals with the protagonist Karobi’s strong desire to know about her father and her immigrant experience. To know the root of her father, she simply keeps her marriage plan aside though she knows and loves her boyfriend Rajatvery much. The paper also emphasizes Karobi’s transformation in India as mild young girl and in America a strong matured woman who is ready to resist if anything goes wrong. It portrays the identity clashes, immigrant issues and the willpower she gains to raise money to live with financial independency. It focuses how Divakarunni used feminism to empower the characters. When she goes to America in search of her father, she experiences cultural clashes as an immigrant. It shows how she explores her identity and discovers her father after facing several physical encounters.
Authors and Affiliations
R. Subash Karutudayan1 ,, Dr. K. Anbuselvi2
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