Volume IV Issue IV October-December 2024

Name of Author : Asha P R, Dr. R David Raja Bose, Dr. S. Sunitha

Title of the paper : Quest for Self in Leon Forrests There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden

Abstract: Leon Richard Forrest is a renowned American writer whose voice stood for contemporary black African American cultural identity. His novels explore the search for identity, belonging, and self-definition among African American orphans. The present paper attempts to study Nathaniel Whitherspoons journey from fragmentation to integration in Leon Forrests There Is a Tree More Ancient Than Eden. His fragmentation is the result of slavery, segregation, and racism. Nathaniels journey represents the quest for connection to one’s cultural heritage.

Keywords : Fragmentation, Slavery, Segregation, Racism, Search for Identity

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Page Number : 22-23