Resistance and Assimilation in the Irish-American Melting Pot (Colm Toibin's Brooklyn)
Resistance and Assimilation in the Irish-American Melting Pot (Colm Toibin's Brooklyn)
Author(s): Nicoleta StancaSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Studies of Literature, Cultural Essay
Published by: EDIS- Publishing Institution of the University of Zilina
Keywords: melting pot; Irish-American; migration; Colm Tóibín;
Summary/Abstract: This article makes use of the metaphor of the melting pot in order to explain the manner in which patterns of Irish and American identity are illustrated in the popular novel Brooklyn (2009) by Colm Tóibín.
Journal: Dialogo
- Issue Year: 7/2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 37-43
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English