IMPLODING THE MEANING OF IDENTITY IN PHILIP ROTH’S THE HUMAN STAIN

The multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-cultural and racially mixed nature of contemporary American society is accountable for a troubled history of ‘identity.’ Identities are shaped on the basis of race, ethnicity, language, class, and gender, all of which are still paramount and alive in the US. Id...

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Main Author: Mukhopadhyay, Averi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Dharmaram College 2018
In: Journal of Dharma
Year: 2018, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 67-84
Further subjects:B Ethnicity
B Language
B African-American
B Race
B Philip Roth
B Identity
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