Culture and identity in Diana Abu-Jabber's the language of Baklava (2005)
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2014
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university of Oum-El-Bouaghi
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This study discusses the two main concepts : culture and identity in Diana Abu Jabber's the language of Baklava. It examines Diana Abu - Jabber's representation of culture and identity in the american Society. This work, too, analyses the use of a recurrent theme in the book which is food. It presents a rich depiction of food in Diana's family and how it creates a kind of unity within it. Food, here, can be described as a symbol of unity and roots. Though Diana's family is unified and sticks to its origin , it has faced a lot of problems related to culture .Diana is persistently torn between her Jordanian and american identities .Finally, she accepts and adopts the american identity.
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Novel : Diana Abu Jabber : The language of Baklava