Abstract
Diasporic writings have a distinct position in the scenario of world literature. Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an internationally acclaimed poet, novelist and short-story writer who occupies a prominent place in diasporic writing. Oleander girl is a fiction set in India and America. The theme of the novel is the search for the identity of the protagonist. This paper focuses mainly on Korobi Roy's search for her father and thereby her identity. It also illustrates how Korobi was portrayed at the beginning of the novel and how she is changed towards the end whether it is a good change or not. It explains what leads her to come out of all her problems. The strength of the relationship between all the characters of the novel as well as the love of the protagonist towards her family is given focus. The importance of love and how much the protagonist longed for that is vividly described. What are the changes she comes over after the journey and whether she overcomes the crucial situation in her life and whether her family accepts her with her new identity is discussed.
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