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Original Research

QUEST FOR DIASPORIC IDENTITY IN PAULE MARSHALL’S BROWN GIRL, BROWNSTONES

M.NAVAJOTHI 1, and Dr. J. ARUL ANAND 2.

Vol 17, No 12 ( 2022 )   |  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7418409   |   Author Affiliation: Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of English, Annamalai University 1; Professor and Co-Ordinator, English Wing & DDE, Annamalai University 2.   |   Licensing: CC 4.0   |   Pg no: 202-205   |   To cite: M.NAVAJOTHI, and Dr. J. ARUL ANAND. (2022). QUEST FOR DIASPORIC IDENTITY IN PAULE MARSHALL'S BROWN GIRL, BROWNSTONES. 17(12), 202–205. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7418409   |   Published on: 09-12-2022

Abstract

The Culture of a nation plays a significant role in shaping the personality of the every ethnic group. Caribbean culture is a term that explains the artistic, musical, literary, culinary, political and social elements that are representative of the Caribbean people all over the world. This paper deals with black women’s quest for diasporic, identity & cultural roots, in Marshall’s Brown Girl, Brownstones. It is also attempted to analyse the longing for a deserving place in society and a meaningful purpose in life. Quest for identity is a recurring theme in literature. There is no age when any sensitive soul has not been troubled by questions about the meaning of their very own existence and their relation to this world. Marshall’s work depicts the emotional growth and newly found independence of black women who have rediscovered and accepted their heritage.

Keywords

Culture, Quest, Barbadian community, Brooklyn, Brownstones, Caribbean Island.