Dissertations and Theses
Date of Award
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Department
English
First Advisor
Grayzna Drabik
Second Advisor
Doris Barkin
Third Advisor
Andras Kisery
Keywords
Immigration, Identity, Female Authors, Caribbean Literature, Cuba, Dominican Republic
Abstract
Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban and Julia Alvarez's How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents are two novels that explore the effects immigration can have on the development of one's identity, respectively. Throughout both novels, it is understood that in order for an immigrant to have a sense of belonging, an exploratory journey of the self must be made. In making this journey, literally and figuratively, the immigrant person begins to appreciate their homeland and immigrated home, thus feeling a sense of belonging and accepting they are of a cultural dual identity.
Recommended Citation
John-Otway, Azahria, "The Cultural Dual Identity in Cristina Garcia's Dreaming in Cuban and Julia Alvarez's How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents" (2020). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/cc_etds_theses/818