Everything was good-bye : a mulher da diáspora indiana na narrativa de Gurjinder Basran

• Autor(a) principal: Moura, Erica de
• Data de Publicação: 2016
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do Mackenzie
• Texto Completo: http://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/25467
• topic: estudos culturais; identidade; cultura; literatura de diáspora indiana; pertencimento; autoficção; CNPQ::OUTROS

This work consists in the analysis of the novel Everything was good-bye, by Gurjinder Basran, having the perspectives of Cultural Studies as the focus for the research. It centralizes the analysis of this literary work in the discussion about the divided identity of the protagonist character of the novel. It specifies within the concept of culture the questions related to cultural identity, that being important for the identity analysis of the main character, Meena, as the protagonist in question puts in doubt her Indian traditions when she compares herself to other Canadians with whom she is sociable. It presents the distinction between multiculturalism and interculturalism, to highlight the significance of the contact between the different cultures and what it results from this approximation. It discusses the diasporic movement, from narrative main family’s perspective, which has an Indian origin, but it resides in the Western side. It evidences the autofiction marks present in Gurjinder Basran (2010)’s novel, reinforcing the protagonist’s identity formation that it discusses. It analyses the protagonist’s position towards her family, her school and work colleagues and her three great loving relationships.