A STUDY ON CHANG-RAE LEE’S NOVEL “NATIVE SPEAKER”: FOCUS ON IDENTITY AND LANGUAGE
A STUDY ON CHANG-RAE LEE’S NOVEL “NATIVE SPEAKER”: FOCUS ON IDENTITY AND LANGUAGE
Author(s): Kang Byoung YoongSubject(s): Studies of Literature, Communication studies, Other Language Literature, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Latvijas Universitātes Filozofijas un socioloģijas institūts
Keywords: Chang-rae Lee; Koreanness; identity; Korean-Americans; hybridity; cultural alienation; communication;
Summary/Abstract: This paper continues the studies on Chang-rae Lee’s novel “Native Speaker” through Henry’s character, focusing on the notion of identity. Neither the distinction between the group over here and there, nor the term hybrid or third identity cannot offer a clear idea to understand the novel. Given the recently revised idea about borders and nationality in scholarship, it is significant to reconsider the representative possibility of a character such as Henry. To understand him through careful positioning in society at a more subtle level, one could suggest the phrase ‘a lesser stranger’ as an alternative method.
Journal: Religiski-filozofiski raksti
- Issue Year: XXX/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 82-98
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English