The Cultural Identity Crisis in Ayad Akhtar's Home Land Elegies

The primary objective of this article is to assess Muslim immigrants' status in America after 9/11, as stated in Homeland Elegies by Ayad Akhtar. Muslim immigrants are victims of exploitation and are distressed because of changing cultural circumstances and shifting homes. Their cultural disconnect, feelings of homelessness and their homes being snatched lead them to a continuous sense of seeking belongingness. Ayad Akhtar highlights these circumstances in Homeland Elegies[1]. The novel captures the predicament of a post-9/11 world where cultural identities were adrift. It presents the immigrants' problems concerning alienation from their homeland and host culture. It has been challenging for Muslim immigrants to connect with mainstream American communities because these immigrants bring an extensive cultural heritage. This novel is a profound autobiographical art that highlights diminishing cultural individuality in a nation coming apart. The novel narrates a deep story that blends fiction and fact to convey belongingness and feelings of dispossession in the global prejudiced perspective in the post-9/11 world.

This work comprises a drama relating to family relationships. Moreover, it might be considered social discourse or fantastic adventurous text. The narrative primarily highlights an immigrant father and his son in a nation they call home.