Racism, prejudice and cultural stereotypes in British Asian fiction
In much of British Asian fiction, racism, prejudice and cultural stereotypes are recurring issues that feature prominently. A question worth asking then, is, why is this the case, and what implications does this have? In this essay, I will examine several texts, namely Meera Syal’s Anita and Me, Mon...
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| author | Tan, Ivan Lye Hwee |
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| description | In much of British Asian fiction, racism, prejudice and cultural stereotypes are recurring issues that feature prominently. A question worth asking then, is, why is this the case, and what implications does this have? In this essay, I will examine several texts, namely Meera Syal’s Anita and Me, Monica Ali’s Brick Lane and Timothy Mo’s Sour Sweet. In doing so, I will attempt to show that the texts concede, consciously or otherwise, that racism, prejudice and cultural stereotyping are inseparable from the immigrant experience. Having said so, I will also argue that these texts are not overly pessimistic even though they recognize and deal with these complex issues. Instead, they contain silver linings of a hope for the future that a critical reader can glean upon deeper analysis. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/668962019-12-10T11:18:17Z Racism, prejudice and cultural stereotypes in British Asian fiction Tan, Ivan Lye Hwee Sim Wai Chew School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities In much of British Asian fiction, racism, prejudice and cultural stereotypes are recurring issues that feature prominently. A question worth asking then, is, why is this the case, and what implications does this have? In this essay, I will examine several texts, namely Meera Syal’s Anita and Me, Monica Ali’s Brick Lane and Timothy Mo’s Sour Sweet. In doing so, I will attempt to show that the texts concede, consciously or otherwise, that racism, prejudice and cultural stereotyping are inseparable from the immigrant experience. Having said so, I will also argue that these texts are not overly pessimistic even though they recognize and deal with these complex issues. Instead, they contain silver linings of a hope for the future that a critical reader can glean upon deeper analysis. Bachelor of Arts 2016-05-04T01:39:16Z 2016-05-04T01:39:16Z 2016 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/66896 en Nanyang Technological University 43 p. application/pdf |
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| title | Racism, prejudice and cultural stereotypes in British Asian fiction |
| title_full | Racism, prejudice and cultural stereotypes in British Asian fiction |
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