Volume I Issue IV October 2021

Name of Author : Nida Zainab

Title of the paper : Experiences of Migration vis-a-vis the quest for Identity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie`s Americana

Abstract: This paper examines the way in selected contemporary work “Americanah” by diasporic African women writer ChimamandaNgozi Adichie, in which she use the mutating position and identity of the diasporic African women to explore dynamic African spaces. This article argues that in this work by Adichie, we see an expansion of dismantling of patriarchal dominance in traditional African societies, through the empowerment the female protagonist experience as a result of their migration. The issue of identity and female perception as one of the major concerns occupying the attention of feminists has always been polemical. The homeland identity and identity abroad are two different scenarios world which have shaped the habitus of Ifemelu the protagonist and which develop her character accordingly. The novel protagonist must learn to navigate both western and African norms. Identity is always something that negotiates Ifemelu`s external and internal worlds. Adichie`s novel Americanah consider how class and economic wealth dictate diasporic African women’s choices and capacity to negotiate the challenges of migration as well as return to their homelands. The novel brings together opposing cultural forms, exposing spaces for the self where identity and otherness can be viewed and clarified. This article also attempt to show how African immigrants seek to affirm manipulate and define identity, reclaiming a space where migrant culture is marginalized.

Keywords : Diasporic Identity, Economic Wealth, Migration, Patriarchial societies

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Page No. : 91-93