Autobiographical Work Research Articles

Préambule. Fabrique de l’opinion et folie de la dissidence dans le « complot » selon Rousseau

This article offers an actualizing reading of Rousseau’s autobiographical works (Confessions, Dialogues, Rêveries) that shifts the usual analytical framework regarding the conspiracy of which the writer and philosopher presented himself as the target. Rather than reducing this “conspiracy” to a subjective structure, Citton considers it as the symptom of a socio-historical evolution that led to the emergence of public opinion – which has conditioned and heralded the development of a dissidence that may not be as delirious as it seems.

‘Women Bleed in Private’ / Miscarriage Goes Public: A Relational Response to Social Silence over Miscarriage in Sarah Ruhl’s Writings

This article discusses Sarah Ruhl’s miscarriage experience in her autobiographical work Smile (2022) and in a selection of poems from 44 Poems for You (2020). The discussion considers Ruhl’s account as quest narratives in which she voices what she considers a tragic event in her life to underline the need to overcome the usual social silence that reigns over miscarriage. Ruhl’s prose and lyrical approaches to her miscarriage are both physical and emotional, but also social, cultural and political. Her accounts help to destigmatize this loss and to hold control over her own experience in ways that transcend the social constructions of how to experience miscarriage. As argued, Ruhl’s approach is that of a communicative dyadic body that informs us on the signals of miscarriage, of her personal experience, and what she did to get pregnant again and reconcile with this loss. Beyond the medical usefulness of her work, through her writings, Ruhl invites readers to question the social and cultural assumptions surrounding miscarriage. And in doing so, she helps women who have experienced miscarriage to regain confidence in their own bodies and the strength to revisit and fight against the common conception and representation of miscarriage as merely a physical and emotional wasteland.

KINGSTON’S THE WOMAN WARRIOR AND CHINA MEN: GENDERED CONSTRUCTION OF ABJECT THROUGH GHOSTS

The autobiographical works by Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts (1989) and China Men (1989), portray a gendered construction of the abject through the ghosts of Kingston’s deceased family members in the novels. As Chinese descendants, the family should uphold a tradition of honoring their dead, feeding them food, and remembering them. However, Kingston’s family in the novels rejects their ghosts instead because the dead are thought to bring shame and discomfort to the family, who are now living as Americans. We see such ambiguity where the ghosts are simultaneously seen as part of the family yet also discomforting as related to the abject. By utilizing the framework of feminist narratology and theories of abjection, we see that the family abjects them by forgetting and not acknowledging them. These ghosts are part of the family but simultaneously expelled as the abject. However, despite all of the ghosts being the abject, we argue that their individual abjections vary based on their gender where the female ghosts and male ghosts are abjected differently. We argue that the abject constructed through the female ghosts is portrayed as disobedient, disturbing borders, and traumatic, whereas through the male ghosts is portrayed as passively expelled from a place of power and silenced. Despite all of the deceased being treated as outcasts, we see that the deceased women are able to reclaim subjectivity through their abjection, whereas the abjection from the male ghosts reflects ambiguity.

THE STORY “ZINDAN” BY GAYAZ ISKHAKI IN THE LITERARY CONTEXT OF THE EPOCH

The classic of Tatar literature Gayaz Iskhaki was born in Kutlushkino (Yaushirma) village of Chistopolsky district in the family of a famous mullah who engaged in education and charity. First, he received knowledge, love for books and reading from parents and maternal grandmother and later in the day school of the village. He continued his studies in a famous in the Muslim world of Russia and the countries of the East madrasah of Zakir Kamalov, which not only produced future imams, hazrats, but also teachers for other madrasahs. This period of his life spent in Chistopolsky district laid the foundation for the worldview of the future writer and thinker and played an important role in shaping the personality of G. Ishaki. It was there, in the Chistopolsky prison, that the autobiographical novel "Zindan" was written, which testifies to his passion for revolutionary ideas and reflects the real facts from the life of the Chistopolsky prison. The autobiographical work "Zindan" is based on real events and provided with various historical and cultural facts and details from the literary life of the epoch. The text reflects the perception of current events by the writer who was the witness and an active participant in them. The novel "Zindan" was published in a separate edition in Kazan in 1907. Due to the humanity of the censor N.F. Katanov, the book was not confiscated and criminal prosecution against the author was not initiated. The interest of the Central Committee of Foreign Censorship of St. Petersburg manifested in 1908 in relation to the work of G. Iskhaki led to a thorough examination of the content of "Zindan" by another member of the Kazan Provisional Committee for Press Affairs N.I. Ashmarin in order to search for places with signs of "crimes". His review led to the decision of the Committee to seize Iskhaki's pamphlet "Zindan" because of the illegal content, bringing the author to criminal responsibility under the article 129 of the Criminal Code. The author of the article summarized the material on the period from the biography of G. Iskhaki spent in Chistopolsky district and revealed the great work of the scientific community of Tatarstan to return its literary heritage to the history of Tatar literature of the twentieth century. The interpretation of the story "Zindan" by various literary critics in the historical, cultural and literary context of the epoch showed that the story "Zindan" in the form of a prison chronicle introduced new ideological and thematic tones into Tatar literature and gave impetus to the rapid development of the autobiographical genre in Tatar literature being of high value as a historical source.

Linguistic Analysis of the Names of Indian Mammals in «Baburnama»: Etymology, Semantics

In history, Zahir ad-din Muhammad Babur is known not only as a king and poet, but also as a geographer, ethnographer, and historian. Proof of this is his autobiographical work «Baburnama», which occupies a worthy place in world literature. «Baburnama» in the Chagatai language tells about the events that took place in Central Asia, Afghanistan and India at the end of the 15th - beginning of the 16th centuries. The Baburnama is a treasure trove of natural science terms that provides a unique linguistic perspective on the historical and natural conditions of the era. The description of flora and fauna in «Baburnama» is an important linguistic resource for understanding the linguistic experience of Z.M. Babur. This article analyzes in detail the names of mammals living in India, recorded in the Baburnama. The study focuses on the etymology and semantics of these terms. The author suggests that the names of Indian mammals may be words borrowed from the languages of the peoples living in those regions. The authors suggest that the names of Indian mammals may be borrowed from the languages of the peoples living in the specified region. The article uses descriptive and comparative methods of linguistics to study etymology and semantics of 12 terms: bāndar, fīl, gaynī uy, gilāhrī, hāti, kalahara, karg, kūtahpāy, mūš-i xurmā, nawal, nīlagāv, ṣaḥrā’ī gāvmeš

Reclaiming Voices: Autobiographical Journeys of Bama, Urmila Pawar, and Shantabai Kamble

This research article aims to explore the autobiographical narratives of Bama, Urmila Pawar, and Shantabai Kamble, three renowned women writers whose works have challenged societal norms and given voice to marginalized communities. The focus of the study is to analyze their autobiographical works like, Karukku, The Weave of My Life: A Dalit Woman’s Memoir, and The Kaleidoscope Story of My Life as a powerful tools for resistance, redefinition, and recounting of silenced experiences of Dalit women. The article examines the ways in which Bama, Urmila Pawar, and Shantabai Kamble resist social and cultural constraints through their autobiographical writings and it explores how these women redefine their traditional narratives and challenges of dominant discourses through their life stories. This article investigates the role of recounting silenced experiences in fostering empowerment, social change, and cultural understanding of their life. The research analyzes the thematic similarities and differences in the autobiographies of the selected writers and their contributions to feminist and Dalit literature. The research article highlights the significance of reclaiming voices and the transformative potential of autobiographical narratives in addressing social injustices and promoting inclusivity. Despite the recognition of autobiographical writings as powerful tools for marginalized voices, there is a lack of comprehensive study. This article aims to fill this gap by closely examining their works, analyzing how their narratives challenge oppressive structures, and emphasizing the transformative potential of their stories. By doing so, the research aims to contribute to the broader understanding of feminist and Dalit literature and underscores the significance of centering marginalized voices in academic discourse.

Гален как представитель греческой paideia эпохи Второй софистики

Thanks to the extensive corpus of Galen's writings, which includes numerous autobiographical works and individual notes, we possess a wealth of information regarding his upbringing and education. According to a fami-ly tradition, he received a classical Greek education (known as paideia), which allowed him to transition from a provincial intellectual to one of the influential figures in Roman society and achieve the status of a court physi-cian. His brilliant command of language, extensive erudition, and active participation in the intellectual life of the Roman elite justify considering Galen as one of the authors of the so-called "Second Sophistic." This article scrutinizes Galen's various accounts of his mentors, early education, and scholastic experiences, with their veracity corroborated by contemporaneous testimonials. In addition to reading and scrutinizing the classical texts that formed the cornerstone of Greek paideia, Galen's education placed great emphasis on the study of exact sciences such as Euclidean geometry and arithmetic, which, together with Aristotle's logic, enabled Galen to adhere to the evidence-based method in medicine. An analysis of Galen's citation fre-quency of classical authors revealed that his foundational education was similar to other authors of his time, whereas the citation of medical authors is unparalleled in ancient literature. Unfortunately, we can only form a vague notion of his library since much of it was lost in a fire during Galen's lifetime in 192 AD. However, his collection of texts is a mix of various knowledge, rare writings, and quotes. Galen's interest in language and words, which confirmed his status as an intellectual, suggests his association with the "Second Sophistic" group. He wrote several works on ancient grammar, word usage, and rhetoric, criticiz-ing both extreme linguistic purism and loose interpretations of old-fashioned Attic language. This paints Galen not just as a doctor but also as a knowledgeable figure of his time.

Distorted Truth

This work draws a connection between the authoritarian conservatism of the Brazilian military dictatorship and the ideology present during Jair Bolsonaro's administration, while shedding light on the role of the secretive and feared intelligence and repression apparatus in Brazil during the military regime, known as DOI-CODI. It analyzes the autobiographical work "A Verdade Sufocada" by Carlos Alberto Brilhante Ustra, former commander of DOI-CODI, and its influence on contemporary far-right ideology. Additionally, it addresses the media's contribution to the formation of social memory and forgetting, especially concerning Brazil's dictatorial past. The study demonstrates how certain elements of the dictatorship, such as nationalism, conservatism, and persecution of leftist groups, are still present in the ideological movements of the New Right. The analysis offers a critical perspective on Bolsonarism and its legacy stemming from a period of human rights violations and the suppression of democratic freedoms.

W.E.B. Du Bois' Autobiographical Legacy: Impact on African American Literature and Civil Rights

This research paper explores the autobiographical legacy of William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, commonly known as W.E.B. Du Bois, and its profound influence on African American literature and the Civil Rights Movement. Du Bois, a prominent African American scholar, writer, and civil rights activist, penned a series of autobiographical works that not only documented his own life experiences but also played a pivotal role in shaping the narrative of the African American struggle for civil rights and equality. This paper examines Du Bois' autobiographical writings, including "The Souls of Black Folk," "Dusk of Dawn," and "The Autobiography of W.E.B. Du Bois," and their impact on the broader African American literary tradition and the Civil Rights Movement of the 20th century. By analyzing Du Bois' life and his written accounts, this paper illustrates how his autobiographical legacy contributed to the intellectual and social fabric of African American history.

Leontiev and Napoleon III: Two Conservatism Tendencies of the Same Century

The subject of the study is the dispute between the Russian philosopher, K. Leontiev, and the French emperor, Napoleon III, regarding the meaning and orientation of historical events. The topicality of the study is determined by the importance of the problem of progress in the modern world and the need to take into account the entire range of previous approaches to it. The novelty is defined by the absence of works in which a comparison of the two analyzed approaches would be presented. The article uses the following methods: hermeneutic, phenomenological, and comparative historical. The policy of Napoleon III is characterized in the artistic works of Leontiev as well as in the works in philosophical and publicistic genres. In the novel Odysseus Polychroniades, the Second French Empire appears as a mechanical structure devoid of a spiritual core. In the autobiographical work Egyptian pigeon, the emperor appears as a usurper. In his philosophical and political writings, Leontiev focuses on the theory of cultural types. Napoleon III's France in this context serves as an illustration of the period of secondary mixing and simplification in the lives of civilizations. But its history is also important to Leontiev as a kind of reference point in the historical coordinate system, which allows us to compare the Western path with the fate of Russia. The Russian thinker strongly emphasized the connection between the history of his country and Byzantine principles. He saw its future in their preservation and support. Leontiev considered France, which rushed along the path of liberal egalitarianism, a decaying state characterized by decomposition and loss of originality and religiosity, as well as by the transition from complexity to a more primitive organization. Napoleon III, on the contrary, considered France the vanguard of civilization, and the principle of nationalities proclaimed by him was seen as the only reliable basis for international politics. Although Leontiev and Napoleon III do not have the same interpretations of progress, in their understanding of the general meaning of history and the laws of civilizational development both considered it necessary to introduce conservative elements into public life. The forecasts of the Russian philosopher regarding the future give more reason to name him (rather than the emperor) a prophet.

Mimetic desire in Augustine’s Confessiones as a model for natural theology and virtue ethics

This article examined the concept and notability of mimetic desire in Augustine’s autobiographical work Confessiones. Mimetic desire is based primarily on the knowledge that there is a Perfect Being, viz. God, ideal forms (in Platonic idiom), which may be known and imitated by humans. Mimesis demonstrates that humans have a natural capacity and tendency to imitate and possess what others have. Despite this, in popular culture, mimesis has the connotation of feyness and is discouraged in place of inventiveness. The culture and spirit of our day promote originality and inventiveness without an understanding of the human nature and its inherent mimetic desires. The concept of mimetic desire is rooted in Rene Girard’s theory of anthropology but can be traced back as far as Plato’s Republic. Therefore, this interdisciplinary concept has been explored through Augustine’s narratological composition of Confessiones. The introspective tone and cultural forming narratives that make up Confessiones were succinctly examined in the context of mimetic theory. The triangular structure of mimetic desire was further explored to gain a better understanding of how Augustine relied on mimesis in his conversion to Christianity. The choice of imitating authentic models led to Augustine’s moral renewal, and likewise such implications are relevant to modern-day Christians. Moreover, this article aims to promote the concept of mimesis as an ideal practise concerning human nature and conditioning, towards a virtuous and morally acceptable society. The results of this article underline the importance of narrative theory and friendship in developing positive cultures through mimesis. Through contrasting Augustine’s earlier Manichaean life and his later Christian life, an illustration of mimetic desire can be drawn, and for Augustine, this could only mean Christ.Contribution: This article contributes to the ongoing interdisciplinary studies of ontology, anthropology, theology, and sociology. By interpreting or reading Augustine’s Confessiones through the lens of mimetic desire, this article offers an alternative perspective on Augustine’s natural theology and virtue ethics. It further presents the conceptual framework of mimesis on Christian and Platonist praxis of the ideal forms. Moreover, the article of the narratological composition of Confessiones expounds the importance of interpersonal relationships in our spiritual growth. The triangular structure of mimesis was further expounded in the context of interior life, viz. interior homo [inner man] as the ultimate model.

Construction of Self in Aravind Malagatti’s Government Brahmana

The issues based on caste, gender, and religion have been imprinted upon the medium of art. The canvas of literature has many a time laid focus on the discrimination based on caste. This theme has been etched in different hues. The subject of being dominated, discriminated, and the stigma attached to it has been justified by the individual ideologies of Dalit and Non-Dalit writers. But in this prominent autobiographical work titled Government Brahmana, by Arvind Malagatti there is a different perspective is presented. Dalit autobiographies speak about the rampant practices of intolerance towards Dalits and have significantly impacted society, In a step ahead, Arvind Malagatti Dalitatva is the literature that has the flow of Dalit consciousness throughout. This autobiography Government Brahmana speaks about various sagas the writer witnessed in different stages of life. In the beginning, he justifies the title Government Brahmana by considering the benefits given by the government to Dalits in comparison to the ideology of Brahmanism which was in practice from Sanatana Dharma. Later he draws the attention of readers by revealing how his name was misinterpreted in school and a variety of punishments imposed on him. He also writes about the ways in which the society marginalized the people belonging to his community in the name of untouchables. His writings not only interpret the chaos of marginalization but also reflect the consciousness of constructing his identity in tackling the hurdles. This apparently resulted in oppression and alienation after the country became sovereign. Apart from this, he has been able to contemplate his narrative style using his special dialect to withstand the interest of readers in the original text. It is good to know that the same has been achieved in the translational work by translators.

Resilience and pursuit of self-discovery in Donna Williams’s autobiographical works

Resilience and pursuit of self-discovery in Donna Williams’s autobiographical works

АУҒАН ЖЕРІНДЕГІ ЛАМҒАН АТАУЫНЫҢ ТАРИХИ-ТІЛДІК НЕГІЗІ

In this article, from a linguistic point of view, the name of the Lamgan region, which now belongs to the state of Afghanistan, is considered. The article attempts to determine the true origin of the toponym «Lamgan», since before that there were various unreliable assumptions about the origin of this name. Among them there is also a reflection on the origin of this name of the conqueror of India, the founder of the Mughal dynasty, a descendant of Amir Temir, but known to linguists for his valuable autobiographical work «Baburname», written in the Chagatai language, Zahiriddin Muhammad Babur (1483-1530). According to him, the grave of the Great Lama, the father of the prophet Noah, is located in the Alisheng fog (in the Lamgan region). In some chronicles it is also called Lamech, Lamekan. The inhabitants of this country sometimes pronounce the letter kaf as ghayn. That is why the area was called Lamgan. At first glance, this opinion looks like a scientific etymological version, but in the course of linguistic analysis it turned out that this version is based only on popular beliefs. During the study, collection methods, traditional description, comparative methods were used. As a result of the study, we came to the conclusion that the name Lamgan is based on the name of the Lamba (Lampaka) people who inhabited it, i.e. ethnonym with the addition of the Persian suffix -ğān to it, which has the meaning of belonging (Lam + ğān).

فنّ السّيرة الذّاتية من خلال الأيام لطه حسين والولد الأسود لكمارا لاي دراسة وصفية تحليلية مقارنة

This article addresses the question of the art of autobiography in Les Jours by Taha Housseine and in L’enfant Noir by Camara Laye. To achieve this objective, the study is intended to be analytical, descriptive and comparative. Thus the results of the study indicate that scholars, writers and historians have paid great attention to the Arab and Islamic heritage for a very long time, from the first century AH to the present day. They recorded the biographies of their great scholars, their famous personalities and their prophets in all the arts of science and knowledge, and in all areas of life in general, whether political, social, intellectual, heroic or otherwise. The artistic elements that characterize modern autobiographies are in most cases literary elements, and most of what the Arabs wrote about themselves was formulated in a clear, easy-to-pronounce, well-formed style, based on a precise brevity, characterized by smooth narration and storytelling. These are almost the same artistic elements that are present in the chosen autobiographical works

Anxiety and liminality in the autobiographical work of Hugo Hamilton

Celem artykułu jest próba zbadania związku pomiędzy długotrwałym stanem liminalnym, implikowanym pojęciem „tożsamości liminalnej” zdefiniowanej przez Tomasza Ferenca, a lękiem w niemiecko-irlandzkiej literaturze migracyjnej. Materiałem egzemplifikacyjnym są autobiograficzne utwory Hugo Hamiltona: The Speckled People: A Memory of a Half-Irish Childhood i The Sailor in the Wardrobe. Analizie poddano subiektywne doświadczenia podmiotu zestawione z relacjami jego krewnych i przyczyny oraz skutki niemożności przekroczenia progu liminalnego. Autorka dochodzi do konkluzji, że źródłem lęku pojawiającego się w twórczości Hugo Hamiltona jest – z jednej strony – trwanie w egzystencji „pomiędzy” kulturami i niezdolność do wykształcenia indywidualnej tożsamości kulturowej, a z drugiej strony – skomplikowana relacja z ojcem narzucającym bohaterowi specyficzne rozumienie trwania w sferze liminalnej.

Autobiographical Traces in Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman and Meetings with Anna

This article explores two seminal films Akerman wrote and directed early in her career, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) and Les Rendez-vous d’Anna (Meetings with Anna) (1978), in the context of her later autobiographical writings, Une famille à Bruxelles (1998) and Ma mère rit (2013) (My Mother Laughs). While scripted many years earlier, the two films address themes later developed in Ma mère rit and Une famille à Bruxelles, notably Akerman’s intense relationship with her mother and the trauma of the Shoah. The article outlines the key elements of the two films and autobiographical works and then explores a number of shared themes between the films and autobiographical writings. Firstly, it analyses the two films in the context of Ivonne Margulies’ identification of “hindered communication” as a key feature in both films. It next develops an analysis of the privileged role Akerman attributes to communication within the family. The traumatic and pervasive influence of the Shoa in Akerman’s films and autobiographical works is then examined in the context of her mother’s history as a survivor of the camps. The article then contextualises Akerman’s use of the French language in the context of Deleuze and Guattari’s theory of a minor literature. Akerman’s treatment of the notion of home and her usage of Freudian themes - the oedipal complex, the incest taboo and mother-daughter ambivalence – is examined with examples from both Jeanne Dielman and Meetings with Anna. In conclusion, the value of a reading of Akerman’s autobiographical works, Une famille à Bruxelles (1998) and Ma mère rit, is highlighted as a means of furthering an understanding of Jeanne Dielman and Meetings with Anna.

Review of the popular science collection “Аяз Гыйләҗев” (comp. Khabutdinova M. M. Kazan: Jyen, 2023. 672 b)

The purpose of the article is to review the popular seienee eollection called “Аяз Гыйлэжев” (“Ayaz Gilyazov”) (comp, by M. M. Khabutdinova Kazan: Jyen, 2023. 672 p.). The collection includes memoirs about Ayaz Gilyazov (1928-2002), the People’s Writer of the Republic of Tatarstan, winner of the State Prize named after G. Tukay, as well as the author’s autobiographical works, critical and journalistic articles, interviews, photographs and documents from the writer’s personal archive. The diaries and documents stored in the personal archive of the writer and publicist Ayaz Gilyazov, a classic of Tatar literature, a prominent representative of Tatar prose of the second half of the 20* century, have been collected and presented to the scientific community by Candidate of Philology Milyeusha Khabutdinova, a literary scholar who compiled a collection of reviews, which are of great significance in the studies devoted to the development of social consciousness in the 20* century. The publication is based on the principles of chronological and genre diversity. The material is subsumed into eight sections. The last section, entitled “Татар кодексы” (“The Tatar Codex”), has a quote from Rafael Sibat’s review of Ayaz Gilyazov’s work “Иэгез, бер дога!” (“Let’s Pray!”). The writer’s contribution to the national literary art and methods of research along with the methods for analyzing and the scientific principles of evaluation of his works are highlighted in the preface to Milyeusha Khabutdinova’s collection and in her articles about the writer’s letters and diaries, as well as in the memoirs of M. Sh. Shaimiev, the First President of the Republic of Tatarstan and State Adviser, the scholar I. Andreeva, the writers G. Akhunov, R. Zaidulla, Sh. Rakipov, R. Valiyev, A. Litvin, M. Galiev, T. Galiullin and R. Mukhamadeev

Xenophobia and Resignation in the Wake of the Mongol Conquest: Topical Allusions in Gong Kai’s Zhong Kui Scroll

Drawing on Zhong Kui’s legendary identity as a demon queller, this study suggests that Gong Kai (1222–1307) created a veiled autobiographical work, Zhongshan Going on Excursion in the Freer Gallery of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC, that combines painting and inscription to project his unfulfilled aspiration to clear the nation of destructive evils. The demons to be expelled in his life as a Song patriot living into the Mongol Yuan were the powerful and abusive ethnic others, not limited to the ruling Mongols. Conflating himself with Zhong Kui by constructing a new, self-referential biography and image of the demon queller, Gong Kai conveyed his xenophobia during the dynastic transition through two topical allusions, the Muslim merchant-official Pu Shougeng’s fatal blow to the Song revivalist cause in Quanzhou in late 1276 and the Tibetan Buddhist leader Yang Lianzhenjia’s desecration of Song imperial tombs in Shaoxing in 1285. In the painting, Gong Kai confesses his resignation to the brutal new realities under alien rule by portraying Zhong Kui in an uncharacteristically subdued demeanor.

Exploring Intersectional Identity: Generational Reflections on Race, Culture and Belonging in Charlotte Gill’s Almost Brown: A Memoir

This paper scrutinizes Charlotte Gill’s Almost Brown: A Memoirand delves into bigger conspiracies of intersectional identity focusing on strong collaboration between race, culture and the differentiation of first-generation and young generation in attitudes towards race and culture. Following the in-depth reading of the autobiographical work Almost Brown: A Memoir by Charlotte Gill,this study examines how these intersections play the influential role that provoked the character’s sense of belonging and cultural navigation. Based on Charlotte’s story, the exploration of identity is numerous. Observations into how people negotiate their sense of identity in a cultural environment where identity is fluid, broad and impacted by the interaction of race, culture, and generational views are provided by Gill’s work, which urges readers to contemplate the ambiguities of belonging. This paper indicates the various difficulties faced by each generation faces in blending their cultural inheritance with the culture in which they live. It sharply investigates how the younger generation’s attitudes differ from their parent generation in race and culture.By adding critical race theory, intersectionality theory and generational studies, this paper analyzes the changing angle regarding race and culture. Additionally, this paper explains how these developing attitudes create a sense of belonging and cultural navigation in the characters. It examines the family’s inner difficulties, conflicts, and discussions as generational attitudes on personal changes. The study emphasised the significance of literary narration in evaluating current identity and belonging issues, demonstrating the complex manner in which differences between generations influence identity formation. This research promotes the awareness of how multicultural interaction identities and intergenerational views influence people’s individual experiences in different cultures by showing the differences within the context of Almost Brown: A Memoir.