The Quest for Identity and Nostalgia in Susan Abulhawa's Mornings in Jenin.
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2019-07-15
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Morning in Jenin, for the Palestinian writer Susan Abulhawa, is considered as one of the most important works in Arab American literature. That proclaims for internationalizing the Palestinian cause and correcting the concepts. The main purpose of this dissertation is to study how Abulhawa depicts identity and nostalgia in the novel. It sheds light on the role of the Palestinian culture in shaping identity and the reaction of the writer against the Israeli narrative that dominates literature. Post-colonialism is the main approach that is applied to analyze the characters ’psyche. Therefore, the study spots light on Palestinian American literature considering Mornings in Jenin as a clear representation of the Palestinian identity.
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Key words: homeland, nostalgia, memory, personal identity, Palestinians, diaspora.