Memory and forgetting: an analysis of “Unaccustomed Earth”, by Jhumpa Lahiri

Abstract

This paper aims at analysis of the short story “Unaccustomed Earth”, by Jhumpa Lahiri, in order to show the way the dialectic relationship between memory and forgetting intertwines with the issue of the migrant’s cultural identity.

Keywords

• Jhumpa Lahiri
• migrant writer
• memory
• forgetting