Diaspora within the Family in Jordan Sonnenblick’s Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie

Abstract

Diaspora deals with leaving the native place due to life changes. It not only deals with the external self but also affects the psyche of any person who has moved from their homeland. Home and family are the roots of self-development. It teaches us the qualities of life, real-life struggles, love, and much more of this sort. Home plays a major role in nurturing one's life. It is the starting point of learning all the basic qualities that enhance one's behaviour. The qualitative method is used in this research paper. It attempts to study the psyche of the characters who get isolated and abandoned within the family with reference to the novel, Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick. People are in need to earn for their survival. Thousands of people immigrate to other places leaving their beloved families. Though they work hard for the welfare of the family they too own struggles and sufferings. In a few cases, the characters move within the native but they get affected. Even if half of the family separates it affects the other members of the family. Though they live in their native place it feels as if they are in an alien land. The findings of this research paper will establish the positive impact and the power of coping strategies through which every stressor can subjugate any negative state of mind.