The Family in the contemporary american society in Diana Abu Jaber's" Bird of paradise 2011"
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2016
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university of Oum-El-Bouaghi
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This study discusses the concept of family in Diana Abu Jaber's Birds of Paradise. It examines the cultural changes that happened to the Muir family, a modern nuclear American Family. As it is known, family is the bearer of culture. So, this work sheds light, too; on two emergent cultures, associated with family, in the contemporary American society: the adolescent's independence and the food industry. Felice the daughter of the Muir runs away from her family and causes an immense suffering to them. Her brother Stanley works in the food industry. The depiction of his business is an implicit criticism of it. Dealing with cultural issues in an American culture marks the shift in Diana Abu Jaber's themes. She changes the scope from issues concerning the Arab-American culture into problems that are related to the whole society. It can be a starting point for Diana Abu Jaber to choose the american identity.
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Bird, Baradise