Exploitation to Exploration: A Study on Immigrant Experience of Nina in Manu Kapur’s The Immigrant

Authors

  • Ms. K. Muneeswari Ph.Scholar, Reg. no 17222024012003 Aditanar College of arts and Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India
  • Dr. A. Parvathavarthini Research Supervisor, Assistant Professor of English, Aditanar College of Arts and Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India

Keywords:

Exploitation, exploration, immigrant, emergence and new woman.

Abstract

The present paper projects into the life of Nina, the heroine of Kapur’s The Immigrant. Nina, an unmarried woman of thirty waits for a suitable groom. Ananda, an NRI dentist in Halifax marries her and takes her to Canada. She has been exploited by three men- Rahul, a professor fifteen years older than her, her own impotent husband, Ananda and Anton, a fellow student of library course in Halifax. At last she explores herself and emerges as a new woman.

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Published

2019-02-22

How to Cite

Muneeswari, M. K., & Parvathavarthini, D. A. (2019). Exploitation to Exploration: A Study on Immigrant Experience of Nina in Manu Kapur’s The Immigrant. SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH , 7(2), 8. Retrieved from https://ijellh.com/OJS/index.php/OJS/article/view/7035

Issue

Vol. 7

Section

Article

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/