Jhumpa Lahiri’s Metaphoric Food Notes: A Study of Food and/as Identity

English Literature

Synopsis Over the past decades, the studies in diaspora have served as prominent research lenses through which to view the aftermath of international migration and multiculturalism. Addressing the question of relocation and rediscovery of the immigrant identity, Jhumpa Lahiri attempts to chronicle how the South Asian immigrants adapt to the American space, and how they involve in the making of the diasporic identity along with the process of acceptance and resistance in the alien land. In this process of acculturation, they redefine the parameters that determine their identity. The study of Lahiri’s Food Narrative illustrates how far food functions as the metaphor of nation which is often used to sustain a collective sense of togetherness which ultimately lead to what we call identity. Key Words : Diaspora, Acculturation, Cultural Identity.

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