Impact of Migrated Identity on the Protagonist in Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss

Abstract

This paper discussed the role played by migrated identity on the main character of the book The Inheritance of Loss  by Kiran Desai and the implications it had on the psychological, cultural and social aspects of the diasporic experiences. The research is of qualitative nature, with content and thematic analysis to aid in exploring how the main character Biju is bargaining his identity in the postcolonial and globalizing societies. The main themes revealed are cultural hybridity, alienation, nostalgia, and social memory that are evaluated using the theoretical frameworks of postcolonial, diasporic, and social psychologists. The results demonstrate that migrated identity plays a significant role in defining the identity of the protagonist, his social life, and emotional state, which demonstrates the indication of a complicated interaction between internal and external processes within the context of diasporic consciousness. This work provides to the contribution of the further comprehension of the migration, identity, and cultural negotiation in modern literature.