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Hyphenated Existence of British Asians in Meera Syal’s Anita and Me
A. Bercina Fernando, Dr. F. Mary Priya
Abstract
Multiple roles and identities, including those related to family, territory, class, religion, ethnicity, and
gender, make up the self. Therefore, identity is viewed as a crucial factor in determining an
individual’s personality. Meena Kumar, the protagonist of Meera Syal’s Anita and Me(1996), is also
searching for her true identity. Meena, a second generation immigrant, finds ethnic identity
perplexing because it is more closely linked to ancestry than to geography.Familial ties,
friendship, relationships, life choices and interactions with people around us are some of the factors
that contribute to the formation of an individual’s identity. These myriad influences shape
anindividual’s identity as they grow up. Finding a real and completely fitting identity seems to be
a difficult task because identity construction is a never ending process.This paper is an attempt to
analyse how identity is dynamic and continuously alters itself in the course of a life’s journey as a
result of experiences.
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Multiple roles and identities, including those related to family, territory, class, religion, ethnicity, and gender, make up the self. Therefore, identity is viewed as a crucial factor in determining an individual’s personality. Meena Kumar, the protagonist of Meera Syal’s Anita and Me(1996), is also searching for her true identity. Meena, a second generation immigrant, finds ethnic identity perplexing because it is more closely linked to ancestry than to geography.Familial ties, friendship, relationships, life choices and interactions with people around us are some of the factors that contribute to the formation of an individual’s identity. These myriad influences shape anindividual’s identity as they grow up. Finding a real and completely fitting identity seems to be a difficult task because identity construction is a never ending process.This paper is an attempt to analyse how identity is dynamic and continuously alters itself in the course of a life’s journey as a result of experiences.
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