Rootlessness in Dilloway's How to be an American Housewife

Abstract

This research analyzes Dilloway’sHow to be an American Housewife from the perspective of diasporic studies. The major thrust of this research is to expose the post-colonial issues about their migration and its impact on character whether mother or daughter. Likewise, this research also focuses on cultural quest. The characters of this story collection are migrated to America for better life. They migrated there because their own native country lacks education, good relation, and lack of infrastructure, political instability, economic condition, corruption and unemployment which are the main causes of migration. As immigrants, they have to face problems. However, this migration endeavors wide range of pessimisms, dislocation and suffers in between's. I have brought ideas fromStaurt Hall and Bill Aschcroft. So, all the characters have to suffer physically and mentally as immigrants in America. This project explores the condition of Japanese people in general and Dilloway’s characters in particular who suffer both in America. Protagonist's mother returns to Japan and other characters settle in the USA working as a slave where they find themselves as inferior creature with no opportunity.