IDENTITY CRISIS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS IN DIASPORIC NOVELS IN CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE'S AMERICANAH

Abstract

Literature x-rays the happenings in our societies because the writers draw their inspirations and materials from their immediate environment to expose the socio-political, cultural, economic and religious realities of the people. In the course of exposing these anomalies, the writers adopt various styles and techniques from which perspectives, they unveil their works. Therefore, this paper studied identity crisis and disappointment in diasporic novels but with special emphasis on Chimamanda Adichie’s Americanah. The theoretical framework adopted is hybridity which pays attention to the impact of cultural differences on individuals within an environment but from different backgrounds. The data for the research were from the texts studied which form the primary source, and other scholars’ opinions in texts, journals, abstract and the internet which form the secondary sources. The researcher recommends that writers of fictional works should adhere to the conventions guiding literary production so as to portray vividly their visions.