REPRESENTATION OF IDENTITY CRISIS IN THE SELECTED WORKS OF JUMPA LAHIRI: A CRITICAL STUDY

Abstract

Society plays a vital role in literature and in the personal lives of people. As literature is a mirror of society, we can mostly find historical, cultural, religious, social, political, and geographical representation of Human society of Different Communities and countries in literature. The way globalization can play a very important role in the life of the people, due to globalization most of the people wish to start their journey in the rural to urban Areas from broad to abroad countries, metro, and mega cities of the world. As human beings, we have always been in Adventure of a better life. The people are attracted towards Education, fashion, money, civilization, discipline and Well-mannered lifestyles. People move from one place to another for the betterment of Life while they leave their homeland and Shift into another Country for a Better future, but this Detachment from homeland creates identity Crisis, alienation, rootlessness, inner conflict due to Different cultures and dual identity in the life of migrants. These impacts of migration and modernization are also represented in the work of various contemporary Diaspora writers. Like Jumpa lahiri is one of admired Indian- American authors, Her work portrays migrant Experience and life This research is focused on the Diaspora writing and identity crisis in the select works of Jumpa Lahiri.