Diasporic Concern and Quest for Identity in Bharati Mukherjee’s Jasmine

Abstract

This Research Paper aims to attempt the traumatic experiences and cultural perplexity of first- and second-generation immigrants, as well as to explore the depth analysis of women consciousness, self exploration, and their diaspora feelings among the male dominated society in Bharati Mukherjee's Jasmine. Diaspora is described as any people's departure from their traditional country. The concerns of diaspora, transnationalism, hybridity, and identity crises enhance twenty first-century diasporic literature. Jasmine is set in the current situation and is about a young Indian girl named Jasmine in the United States. The condition of exiles, a feeling of loss, the agony of alienation, and bewilderment define Jasmine's personality as an immigrant in quest of identity in a foreign country. Jasmine, the heroine of this work, goes through various transformations during her existence in America, from Jyoti to Jasmine to Jane, and often feels separated, resulting in a condition of identity. This research paper investigates the study hypothesis, which is how the heroine, Jasmine, attempts to integrate herself into a foreign society where she gets a new distinctive self - identity.