THE OPTIMISTIC WOMEN IN BHARATI MUKHERJEE’S NOVEL JASMINE

Abstract

Bharathi Mukherjee is well- acclaimed Indian Diaspora writer in English, has eight novels and two collections of short stories to her credit. In the field of contemporary literature, the Asian and particularly Indian Diaspora comes into being with compelling force as a cultural phenomenon in the writing of Bharati Mukherjee.  Her stories revolve round the clash of culture experienced by Indians who have immigrated to North America but still have difficulty in acculturating. The protagonists of most of her stories go to America with an ambition of either for higher studies or to settle in. They finally realize their identity after losing their invaluable things. This paper deals with the character Jasmine the protagonist of the novel Jasmine who is portrayed optimistically in her immigrant life.