Exploring Diasporic Escapism and the Ontological Quest for Survival: A Postcolonial Analysis of Exit West
The study focuses on Mohsin Hamid's novel Exit West (2017) in order to develop a deeper understanding of the significant facets of escapism and the quest for survival within post-colonial diasporic contexts. The researcher aims to deploy a comparative methodology utilizing Michel Bruneau's Typology of diaspora and transnationalism (2010) and Edward Said's Orientalism (1993) to present an in-depth comprehension of the complicated mechanisms at stake. Establishing an analysis of the novel's use of escapism, the study reveals how Saeed and Nadia, the main characters, use magic doors to escape their centralized and war-torn homeland. Here, escapism is presented as a means of surviving within the post-colonial diasporic structure, providing foundations for a profound investigation of identity challenges. The objective of the study is to analyze Exit West (2017) from a postcolonial lens, examining the ways in which characters oversee the ontological quest for survival by turning to escapism.
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Diasporic Escapism, Ontology, Survivalism, Postcolonial Perspective
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(1) Muhammad Iqbal
PhD Scholar, Department of English, Muslim Youth University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Fareeha Zaheer
Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences & Humanities, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Qurat ul Ain
Lecturer, Department of English, AIMS, Government College University Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Iqbal, M., Zaheer, F., & Ain, Q. u. (2024). Exploring Diasporic Escapism and the Ontological Quest for Survival: A Postcolonial Analysis of Exit West. Global Regional Review, IX(II), 65-74. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-II).06
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CHICAGO : Iqbal, Muhammad, Fareeha Zaheer, and Qurat ul Ain. 2024. "Exploring Diasporic Escapism and the Ontological Quest for Survival: A Postcolonial Analysis of Exit West." Global Regional Review, IX (II): 65-74 doi: 10.31703/grr.2024(IX-II).06
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HARVARD : IQBAL, M., ZAHEER, F. & AIN, Q. U. 2024. Exploring Diasporic Escapism and the Ontological Quest for Survival: A Postcolonial Analysis of Exit West. Global Regional Review, IX, 65-74.
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MHRA : Iqbal, Muhammad, Fareeha Zaheer, and Qurat ul Ain. 2024. "Exploring Diasporic Escapism and the Ontological Quest for Survival: A Postcolonial Analysis of Exit West." Global Regional Review, IX: 65-74
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MLA : Iqbal, Muhammad, Fareeha Zaheer, and Qurat ul Ain. "Exploring Diasporic Escapism and the Ontological Quest for Survival: A Postcolonial Analysis of Exit West." Global Regional Review, IX.II (2024): 65-74 Print.
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OXFORD : Iqbal, Muhammad, Zaheer, Fareeha, and Ain, Qurat ul (2024), "Exploring Diasporic Escapism and the Ontological Quest for Survival: A Postcolonial Analysis of Exit West", Global Regional Review, IX (II), 65-74
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TURABIAN : Iqbal, Muhammad, Fareeha Zaheer, and Qurat ul Ain. "Exploring Diasporic Escapism and the Ontological Quest for Survival: A Postcolonial Analysis of Exit West." Global Regional Review IX, no. II (2024): 65-74. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2024(IX-II).06