“Kiran Desai’s The Inheritance of Loss: Elements of American Dream and Globalization.”

Abstract

Kiran Desai portrays a story which is thrillingly chaotic, pathetic and a life infused by the great American Dream and Globalization. This article aims to address the dismal sentiments and emotions of her mute immigrant characters that neither speak nor display their inner beings. She has attempted to present her heroic characters in a simplified way to achieve the basic goal of satiation. Their sufferings, pains, traumas and struggles in order to accomplish the desired facilities are worth appreciating. The article gives an insight into their sacrifices and dedication they render as to achieve their minimum wanting for a basic living. The paper also is designed to unravel the interior of the novel's characters as entwined with expectations and dreams to achieve the material zenith. The novel concludes by showing the major character Jemubhai, who was an embodiment and a puppet of rigid English ideals, realizing his false ideals for which he sacrificed so much.