Fictional Contexts, Actual Contexts, and Virtual Contexts in Brick Lane, by Monica Ali
Monica Ali’s novel Brick Lane chronicles the life of a family from Bangladesh who leaves their home country to settle in England. Like most narratives of exile and migration, this narrative brings into play several contexts: the context in which the text was produced and that where the narrative is...
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| Julkaisussa: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces, |
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| Aineistotyyppi: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Kieli: | Anglais |
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Commonwealth Essays and Studies
2024
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| Linkit: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Yhteenveto: | Monica Ali’s novel Brick Lane chronicles the life of a family from Bangladesh who leaves their home country to settle in England. Like most narratives of exile and migration, this narrative brings into play several contexts: the context in which the text was produced and that where the narrative is set, but also the homeland versus the new country. This paper focuses on the tensions at play in the context represented in the novel. The context is seen as a complex zone of influence where various forces come into play, where global mechanisms produce new frames and settings, which both open up new possibilities and disrupt established patterns, thus unsettling the characters. |
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