The Portrayal Of Identity Crisis In The Novels White Teeth And On Beauty By Zadie Smith

Abstract

Identity crisis has become one of the hottest topics in modern contemporary society. As the world has become a global village, people tend to live in different places, and this tendency gives rise to various ethnic diversity and cultural identity issues. Loneliness, alienation, lack of social security, and racial discrimination are certain difficulties they confront in their new situation. The first-generation immigrants have their past in their homeland and their presence in their host land, but the second-generation people do not have their history. Multiculturalism has become a prominent factor in such issues, and this article is to focus on the identity crisis the immigrants face in the host country.