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CULTURAL CONFLICT IN BAPSI SIDHWA’S “AN AMERICAN BRAT”
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Bapsi Sidhwa is a postcolonial writer from South Asia, Pakistan. She is best known for her novel “An American Brat.” In the novel she depicts the story of a sixteen years old Parsee girl. Parsee people are the followers of Zoroastrian religion, they do worship sun. Her novel is presented the socio-cultural background of Parsee community and cultural antagonism among different nations. „An American Brat‟ throws light on the cultural antagonism; it is represented through the character of Feroza the protagonist. The novel talks on the transformation of Feroza; she has tackled the cultures of Pakistani, Parsee and American. She actually becomes an American brat by adopting the American culture. The antagonism enters into Parsee life when Feroza adopts the American culture. In the novel, it is seen that new generation believes that inevitable to do the marriages outside of faith. This study is an attempt to reveal the cultural conflict through the character of Feroza.
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Muradi, . and Sadri, . 2023. CULTURAL CONFLICT IN BAPSI SIDHWA’S “AN AMERICAN BRAT”. Academic Research in Educational Sciences. 8(4), pp.28–34.