The Configuration of the National Identity in Andrea Levy’s Novel Fruit of the Lemon
| العنوان بلغة أخرى: |
Andrea Levy’nin Fruit of the Lemon Adlı Eserinde Ulusal Kimliğin Oluşumu |
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| المصدر: | مجلة أكاديمية شمال أوربا المحكمة للدراسات والبحوث |
| الناشر: | أكاديمية شمال أوربا للعلوم والبحث العلمي |
| المؤلف الرئيسي: | Shaheen, Ahmad (Author) |
| المجلد/العدد: | مج4, ع26 |
| محكمة: | نعم |
| الدولة: |
الدنمارك |
| التاريخ الميلادي: |
2025
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| الشهر: | يناير |
| الصفحات: | 40 - 48 |
| ISSN: |
2596-7517 |
| رقم MD: | 1536072 |
| نوع المحتوى: | بحوث ومقالات |
| اللغة: | الإنجليزية |
| قواعد المعلومات: | HumanIndex |
| مواضيع: | |
| كلمات المؤلف المفتاحية: |
Immigration | Nationalism | Post-Colonialism | Racism | Hybrid National Identity
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| رابط المحتوى: |
عدد مرات التحميل
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| المستخلص: |
This article examines the formation of the national identity of a second-generation female character in the postcolonial novel, Fruit of the Lemon, written by the British-Caribbean novelist, Andrea Levy. Using Homi Bhabha’s concept of ''Cultural Hybridity'' and Benedict Anderson’s theory of ''Imagined Communities,'' the article explores how first- and second generation immigrants experience different stages in formation of their national identities. Racism plays a significant role in highlighting the conflict between Whites and Blacks in multicultural London, as well as shaping their sense of belonging and non-belonging within the national space. Faith, the protagonist, undergoes three stages in reshaping her national identity and understanding her sense of belonging. In her early years, she integrates into the British community and adopts a British identity. After graduation, a racist society forces Faith to consider her skin color and rethink her past and place of origin. Finally, after Faith returns from Jamaica, she resolves her identity crisis and neutrally accepts both nationalities, Jamaican and British. Andrea Levy’nin Fruit of the Lemon adlı postkolonyal romanında, ikinci nesil kadın karakterin ulusal kimlik oluşumunu inceleyen bu makale, Homi Bhabha’nın ''Kültürel Melezlik'' kavramı ve Benedict Anderson’ın ''Hayali Cemaatler'' perspektifini kullanarak, birinci nesil ve ikinci nesil göçmenlerin ulusal kimliklerini yapılandırmak için geçtikleri farklı aşamaları tartışmaktadır. Irkçılık, çokkültürlü Londra’da Beyazlar ve Siyahlar arasındaki çatışmayı ve onların ulusal mekâna aidiyet ve aidiyetsizlik duygularını vurgulayan önemli bir noktadır. Romanın başkahramanı Faith, ulusal kimliğini yeniden şekillendirmek ve aidiyet duygusunu anlamak için üç aşamadan geçer. Faith, İngiliz toplumuna entegre olmuş ve İngiliz kimliğini benimsemiştir. Mezun olduktan sonra, ırkçı toplum, Faith’i ten rengini fark etmeye ve geçmişini ve kökenini yeniden düşünmeye zorlar. Jamaika’dan döndüğünde, kimliğini belirler ve hem Jamaika hem de İngiliz kimliklerini tarafsız bir şekilde kabul eder. |
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| ISSN: |
2596-7517 |
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