Identity in Coser y Cantar and Almost a Woman
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Identity in Coser y Cantar and Almost a WomanAuthor (s)
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Alberola Crespo, María NievesTutor/Supervisor; University.Department
Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis AnglesosDate
2016-06-24Publisher
Universitat Jaume IAbstract
This study contemplates the different definitions of North American identity and the relation
between these concepts and the role immigrants are given as part of this nation as displayed in
Coser y Cantar and A lmost ... [+]
This study contemplates the different definitions of North American identity and the relation
between these concepts and the role immigrants are given as part of this nation as displayed in
Coser y Cantar and A lmost a Woman . The main goal of this paper is to illustrate how immigrant
women face the different situations affecting their identity, and how do they deal with the
suffering from longing their native land as well as the need to adapt in order to survive in the new
territory. As a result, most women end up with a ‘‘fragmented’’ identity, identifying themselves
as bicultural and bilingual: ‘‘ni de aquí, ni de allá, ni de ninguna parte’’, no longer completely
from their native land neither from the new one. Therefore, as a starting point, I provide an
overview on the topic of North American identity through history and the two contradictory
movements leaning towards assimilation: ‘‘melting pot’’ or integration: ‘‘multiculturalism’’.
Furthermore, I examine how women writers such as Anzaldúa, Chin or Kristeva explore the
process of acculturation in the United States, the resulting ‘‘hybrid’’ identity and how gender
matters when it comes to the redefinition of oneself. It’s also important to analyse how this loss
of identity is expressed through the characters in the literary works: SHE and ELLA in C oser y
Cantar and Esmeralda Santiago in A lmost a Woman . To achieve this, I stress the relevance of
names and naming, language, ethnic stereotypes and finally food and music in the configuration
of these character’s identity. As a conclusion, an interpretation of the possible resolutions in these
women’s struggle to identify themselves is provided in order to demonstrate how identity is in
constant change and is affected by personal, social and political factors. [-]
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Treball Final de Grau en Estudis Anglesos.Codi: EA0938. Curs: 2015/2016 Universitat Jaume I. Departament d'Estudis Anglesos
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