brick lane by monica ali critical analysis

After her marriage, Nazneen goes toLondon where she has to face a lot of challenges in order to attain her eventual emancipation.It is in this novel that Monica Ali narrates the success of a third world woman in a Western country who managed to overcome the constraints of the cross-cultural sieges. The Search for Agency Brick Laneis a fascinating novel that reflects the life of a diasporic community and that can be read from many dimensions.It narrates the story of Nazneen, a young Bangladeshi woman who was married to a middle-aged man, Chanu, in an arranged marriage. My attempt here is to explore the numerous threads and ramifications that Monica Ali wove in her novel to emancipate her protagonist.

It is in this novel that Monica Ali depicts the life of ‗unspoilt' village girl and how she strove to gain independence and claim her own agency. The novel addresses several issues that face the Bangladeshi diaspora, shedding light on their life styles, work patterns, faith, and even their reaction to 9/11.However, Monica Ali's central focus is on Nazneen, the protagonist, and her personal development.

This article, hence, reads the novel in the light of the theory of mother-daughter relationship by Nancy Chodorow to provide the readers answer to the following question: How does Nazneen change from a mother-doting and fate-fearing daughter to a supporting self-reliant mother of her own daughters? Keywords: Feminist Psychoanalysis, Mother-Daughter Relationship, Transformationīrick Laneis a fascinating novel written by a Bangladeshi writer, Monica Ali, in 2003.It is one of the few novels that delve deep into the lives of the Bangladeshi community in London. However, no such essay looks into the text from a feminist psychoanalytic viewpoint. Since the transformation of Nazneen-the protagonist of the novel-from a fate-believing submissive Bangladeshi village-girl to a self-defining assertive British-resident works as the focal point of the novel, several essays are seen to deal with Nazneen and her evolution in a number of illuminating ways. As a result, it is found to be discussed and analyzed in manifold ways, for example-as a post-colonial fiction, a diasporic novel, a multicultural text, a feminist or quintessential bildungsroman etc. Laizu Nasrin Professor, Department of English, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh Email: Abstract Since its publication in 2003, Monica Ali’s Brick Lane has drawn the attention and acclaim of the readers and the critics alike.

From the Mother’s Daughter to the Daughters’ Mother: A Feminist Psychoanalytic Study of Nazneen’s Transformation in Brick Lane Dr.

Brick lane by monica ali critical analysis