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A Study on the Diaspora and Ethnic Identity in Lee Chang-rae’s “Native Speaker”

  • Multi-cultural Society and Education Studies
  • 2021, 7(), pp.125-150
  • DOI : 10.22957/mses.7..202102.125
  • Publisher : Institute for multicultural studies
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : January 17, 2021
  • Accepted : February 18, 2021
  • Published : February 28, 2021

Chang, Min-Hee 1

1경희대학교 국어국문학과

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Immigrants truly form their own identity by improving upon stereotypical norms Henry, the protagonist of “Native Speaker”, is a native English speaker. However, he impersonates White people. Personifying the average White American is based off of cultural self-denial. This is why Henry`s identity is unstable. For that reason, he`s unable to reach his goal. Through this process, Henry realizes the importance of Korean culture. Henry, Who ran from the fact he was Korean-American, recovers his identity by admitting his Korean heritage. For immigrants living as diaspora, establishing the means for them to understand their ethnic identity is important. This paper emphasizes the importance of ethnic identity.

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