Theory of Acculturation in Canadian Fiction

ISBN-13: 9786203929973 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str.

Mai Emad Hashem

Opis

This study pays more attention to John Berry's Theory of Acculturation whose main concepts are separation, marginalization, assimilation, and integration. It examines how the theory of Acculturation can be applied to the two Canadian novels of study: Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (1985) and Michael Ondaatje's The English patient (1992).This study is divided into three chapters with an introduction and a conclusion. Chapter one is a theoretical background of Berry's theory of Acculturation: Definitions and Strategies. Chapter two is entitled "Separation and Marginalization in The Handmaid's Tale and The English Patient." Chapter three's title is "Assimilation vs. Integration in The Handmaid's Tale and The English Patient." This thesis is supervised by Dr ashraf ibrahim Zidan and Professor Sayed Sadeq, Port Said University.

O autorze

Emad Hashem, MaiMai Emad is an Egyptian Student whose major is Literature (Cultural criticism). Her PHD's title is "Academics & Novel: A study of C. P. Snow's Campus Fiction.