This study aims at highlighting and defining the hybridity in Inheritance Of Loss. Furthermore, this study aims at defining and analyzing how hybridity led to the dilemma of loss of identity. One of the most factors that are associated to the postcolonial impact is hybridity. Hybridity represents the colonial impact that results in dividing and fragmenting the colonized identity, culture, and ideology. This impact creates a strange mixture between two cultures namely, eastern and western cultures. Hybridity represents the western colonial culture that deformed the national identity and culture of the colonized lands.
Table of Contents
- Hybridity and Loss of Identity in Inheritance Of Loss: A Postcolonial Reading
- Introduction
- Hybridity as a Postcolonial Impact
- Loss of Identity and Its Consequences
- Hybridity and Identity in Inheritance Of Loss
- The Character of Jemubhai Patel: A Case Study of Hybridity
- Conclusion
Objectives and Key Themes
This study aims to examine the concept of hybridity in Kiran Desai's novel "Inheritance Of Loss" and analyze how it contributes to the dilemma of loss of identity in postcolonial societies. The study seeks to understand how cultural and social influences from colonial times continue to shape the identities of individuals in postcolonial contexts.
- Hybridity as a defining feature of postcolonial societies
- The impact of hybridity on identity formation
- The struggle to reconcile Western and Eastern influences
- Loss of identity as a consequence of hybridity
- The role of mimicry in shaping postcolonial identities
Chapter Summaries
The introduction provides an overview of the concept of postcolonialism and its implications for identity formation. It highlights how the colonizer's cultural influence continues to impact the colonized societies even after independence.
The chapter on hybridity delves into the definition and significance of hybridity as a postcolonial phenomenon. It analyzes how hybridity leads to the fragmentation and distortion of identities, creating a mix of Eastern and Western cultures.
The section on loss of identity explores the consequences of hybridity on individuals and nations. It discusses the detrimental effects of colonial cultural power on identity formation, resulting in either deformed or mixed identities.
The chapter on "Inheritance Of Loss" focuses on the portrayal of hybridity in the novel and its impact on the main characters. It examines how the characters' experiences of hybridity reflect the cultural and social contradictions of postcolonial India.
The chapter on the character of Jemubhai Patel provides an in-depth analysis of his hybrid identity. It examines how his attempt to adopt Western manners and lifestyle results in him being rejected by both the East and the West, ultimately leading to a loss of identity.
Keywords
The primary keywords and focus topics include: postcolonialism, hybridity, identity, loss of identity, mimicry, ambivalence, Kiran Desai, Inheritance Of Loss, Jemubhai Patel, cultural fragmentation, Western influence, Eastern influence, postcolonial literature.
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- Dr. Mahmoud Sokar (Autor:in), 2020, Hybridity and Loss of Identity in Inheritance of Loss. A Postcolonial Reading, München, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1013141
