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SOUTH ASIAN WOMANS IDENTITY A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF ZARA RAHEEMS THE MARRIAGE CLOCK

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-IV).10      10.31703/glr.2022(VII-IV).10      Published : Dec 2022

"South Asian Woman's Identity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Zara Raheem's "The Marriage Clock"

Abstract

    Second-generation South Asian immigrants most often experience cultural hybridity where the task to balance between the home culture and the culture of the new world is gruesome for many. Understanding cultural hybridity signifies that transcultural relations are complex, processual and dynamic (Kraidy, 2002). This paper aims to find out the issues faced by South Asian women in embracing their home culture and its norms completely. It further notices how cultural diversity impacts a South Asian woman in shaping her identity and the perceptions of first generation immigrants with respect to the hybrid culture. The paper tends to observe how the traditional “matchmaking” process in association with marriage in South Asian culture works for a woman in the light of Zara Raheem’s “The Marriage Clock” (2019). A qualitative study is carried out for conducting the research where Bhabha’s “Theory of Hybridity & Third Space” (1995) is employed for interpreting the transcultural relationships present within the book.

    Hybridity, Transcultural Relationships, Matchmaking, Marriage, Hybrid Identity, Cultural Diversity

    (1) Rimsha Jabeen
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of History, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Harmain Rukh
    Lecturer, Department of English, Rawalpindi Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Syeda Kashf Zahra Naqvi
    Mphil Scholar, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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Cite this article

APA

    APA : Jabeen, R., Rukh, H., & Naqvi, S. K. Z. (2022). "South Asian Woman's Identity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Zara Raheem's "The Marriage Clock". Global Language Review, VII(IV), 118-130. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-IV).10

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Jabeen, Rimsha, Harmain Rukh, and Syeda Kashf Zahra Naqvi. 2022. ""South Asian Woman's Identity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Zara Raheem's "The Marriage Clock"." Global Language Review, VII (IV): 118-130 doi: 10.31703/glr.2022(VII-IV).10

HARVARD

    HARVARD : JABEEN, R., RUKH, H. & NAQVI, S. K. Z. 2022. "South Asian Woman's Identity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Zara Raheem's "The Marriage Clock". Global Language Review, VII, 118-130.

MHRA

    MHRA : Jabeen, Rimsha, Harmain Rukh, and Syeda Kashf Zahra Naqvi. 2022. ""South Asian Woman's Identity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Zara Raheem's "The Marriage Clock"." Global Language Review, VII: 118-130

MLA

    MLA : Jabeen, Rimsha, Harmain Rukh, and Syeda Kashf Zahra Naqvi. ""South Asian Woman's Identity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Zara Raheem's "The Marriage Clock"." Global Language Review, VII.IV (2022): 118-130 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Jabeen, Rimsha, Rukh, Harmain, and Naqvi, Syeda Kashf Zahra (2022), ""South Asian Woman's Identity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Zara Raheem's "The Marriage Clock"", Global Language Review, VII (IV), 118-130

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Jabeen, Rimsha, Harmain Rukh, and Syeda Kashf Zahra Naqvi. ""South Asian Woman's Identity: A Comprehensive Analysis of Zara Raheem's "The Marriage Clock"." Global Language Review VII, no. IV (2022): 118-130. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-IV).10