Crossing Borders In Diana Abu-jaber’s Crescent (2003)

Résumé: The reality of Arab immigrants in Western countries as culturally and psychologically alienated and having a sense of in-betweeness is very common in travel writing. However, Diana Abu-Jaber’s Crescent (2003) challenges such a discourse through the portrayal of several Arab immigrant characters. The latter find it easy and interesting to cope with the American society and way of life. The present study, then, will rely on Maria Lugones’ concepts of the “multiplicitous self” and “world travelling” in order to highlight the attempt and strong desire of several characters in the novel, mainly Sirine, to inhabit and occupy each others’ ‘worlds’. Furthermore, the study demonstrates that these characters’ ability to cross borders lead to the multiplicity of their selves.

Publié dans la revue: مجلة البحوث و الدراسات الإنسانية