Volume IV Special Issue VIII October 2024

Name of Author : Vaishnavi C. S, Dr. R. Janatha Kumari

Title of the paper : Trauma and Immigrant Experience: A Reflection through Diasporic Lens in Silas Houses Lark Ascending

Abstract: Diaspora Theory focuses on the migration of people, their collective memory, shattered identity and alienation. Immigration is the result of the outbreak of wars. The victims are either forced to leave or they move to keep themselves in a secured atmosphere. Through the novel Lark Ascending by Silas House, the study examines the immigrant American Appalachians who have left their homeland and seek another country for refuge. The paper moves on exploring the dilemma endured by the character Lark, his family and companions when they leave America. By using Diaspora Theory as a tool, the research analyse the recollection of memory, the pain behind losing loved ones, and their struggle to weave an identity on a strange land. The objective of the study is to project the bad effects of war which goes usually unnoticed. It further examines the life of people who are helpless and struggles hard to bear the trauma of being driven away from the place they love.

Keywords : Diaspora, Appalachian, Trauma, Memory, Immigration.

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Page Number : 128-130