Diasporic Identity And The Dual Burden Of Tradition And Modernity In The Mistress Of Spices
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1.1 Summary of The Mistress of Spices
“The Mistress of Spices” is one of the renowned stories by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The story revolves around a character named Tilo. It is a titular character which shown as a shopkeeper born in India. She has some magic that helps her customer to satisfy their needs and desires with the mystical properties of spices. The story revolves around the situation when she falls in love with an American man named Raven (Alam 97106). The story includes the strong implementation of Native American culture with a touch of magic. The story includes the concept that the protagonist has to go through. it also includes the importance of original identity
in different situations. In the end, it is seen that Tilo goes back to our store and starts to do her business which indicates in the sign of eternal servitude to the mystical spices.
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Alam, Muhammad Manzur. "Women and Sensorial Hegemony in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Mistress of Spices." Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics 44.2 (2021): 97-106.
Alexander, Achu Johnson, Gagan S. Khera, and Robinder P. Bedi. "Bicultural identity and self-construal infamily among Indian American emerging adults: A mixed-methods study." Journal of Adult Development 28.1 (2021): 1-14.
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