IDENTITY CRISIS IN KUREISHI’S NOVEL, THE BUDDHA OF SUBURBIA (1990)

Received: 24.08.2021; Revised: 30.09.2021, Accepted: 06.11.2021, Published Online: 30.11.2021

Dr. Syeda Sadaf Munir Kazmi

Assistant Professor of English, Northern University, Nowshera, KPK, Pakistan

Dr. Ishaq Khan

Associate Professor of English, Government Postgraduate College, Nowshera, KPK, Pakistan

Dr. Nijat Ullah Khan

Elementary & Secondary Education (Peshawar) KPK, Pakistan

Abstract

This brief study of Hanif Kureishi’s novel The Suburban Buddha takes into account the complex question of identity and the study of its characters, whose identities are influenced and shaped by the multicultural British society in which they live. The identity of a character is closely monitored in relation to the circumstances that may lead to its development, such as immigrant origin and ethnic origin, etc. Other factors such as parental identity, family influence, school and friends influence on identity and elements of discrimination in a multicultural society were highlighted. The qualitative paper is viewed from the dimension of postcolonialism. The study found that ethnicity, family influence and social gathering play a vital role in determining identity which causes many psychological ailments. The paper will be a contribution to those working abroad.