Jasmine (Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Bharati Mukherjee
- First Published: 1989
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1965-1989
- Setting: India, New York City, and Iowa
- Principal Characters: Jasmine, Prakash Vijh, Lillian Gordon, Devinder Vadhera, Kate Gordon-Feldstein, Taylor Hayes, Wylie Hayes, Duff, Bud Ripplemeyer, Du Thien, Darrel Lutz
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Freedom, 1960’s, 1970’s, Self-discovery, Caribbean, Midwest, American Dream, 1980’s, Asia or Asians, Immigration or emigration, Adultery, India or East Indian people, Servants, Ambition, Aliens, illegal, Refugees, Asian Americans, Parties
- Locales: New York, NY, Florida, Baden, IA, Hasnapur, India
The Novel
Jasmine is a novel of emigration and assimilation, both on physical and psychological levels. In this novel, Bharati Mukherjee fictionalizes the process of Americanization by tracing a young Indian woman’s experiences of trauma and triumph in her attempt to forge a new identity for herself.
The story is told from the first-person point of view by the female protagonist, who undergoes multiple identity transformations in her quest for self-empowerment and happiness. Mukherjee uses the cinematic techniques of flashback and cross-cutting to fuse...
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