Quest for Identity in Parvin Shere's Pearls from the Ocean

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Author: Urooj Akailvi1
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  • 1 Maulana Azad National Urdu University, India sufakailvi@gmail.com
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3167/jys.2020.210205
Keywords:
interdisciplinary text; internal journey/external journey; quest for identity; self-presentation; travel narratives
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Abstract

This article analyzes the means of self-representation, the conflicts between self/other, and the conscious and unconscious quest for identity by the writer. It attempts to understand travel narratives as being about the journey undertaken in a quest for identity by the traveler/writer, wherein apart from the physical journey of the author the emphasis is laid on the emotional and psychological journey within the author.

Contributor Notes

Urooj Akailvi is a Ph. D Research Scholar pursuing her degree in English Literature and a poetess. Her research interests include travel writing, poetry and paintings. Her email id is sufakailvi@gmail.com

Journeys

The International Journal of Travel and Travel Writing

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Article Category:
Research Article
Page Count:
13
Keywords:
interdisciplinary text; internal journey/external journey; quest for identity; self-presentation; travel narratives
Print Publication Date:
01 Dec 2020
Online Publication Date:
01 Dec 2020
Copyright:
© The Author/s 2020

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