Identity Formation and Community Construction in the Diasporic Narratives of Mohsin Hamid’s Novel The Last White Man

Abstract

The Study investigates the themes of identity formation and community construction in the diasporic narratives of Mohsin Hamid's novel The Last White Man. Through a through and detailed textual analysis and thematic analysis the novels were analyzed for tracing identity formation and community construction. A qualitative methodology is adopted, with close textual analysis as the primary method. This involves a detailed examination of character development, narrative structure, and thematic elements in the selected novels. Contextual analysis is also employed to consider the socio-political environments in which these texts were produced and received. Interviews with literary scholars and a review of critical essays provide additional insights. Mohsin Hamid has talked a lot about displacement, community construction. Migration and identity in all his works. The study aims to find out with the identity formation and community construction also the factors that influence individuals with socio-political forces and collective identities, and the intersection of globalization and neoliberalism in his narratives.

Keywords: Tansition, Discrimination, Diaspora, Community Construction, Identity Formation, Migration.