Diasporic Narrative, a Unique Approach toward Gender

Present paper attempts to investigate the inevitable impact of gender in the diasporic narratives of women writers, to suggest that the notion of gender has a significant influence on employing different strategies, in narrating past. The feminine diasporic texts are marked with a strong desire to preserve the national identity which is fading,gradually, in a diasporic context. For instance, presence of ghosts is usually associated with horror and metaphysics in most of the novels. Conversely, in diasporic contexts, it indicates the everlasting haunting of past, in the life of migrants. Women writers utilize a distinct pattern that differentiates their novels, in a unique manner. As mothers, they feel responsible to preserve their national identity and transmit it to the next generation. Therefore, the lingering presence of the past transforms into a healing power that protects the collective identity, among the characters of the stories. This study employs the most appreciated novels of Amy Tan and Maxine Hong Kingston, as migrants; their novels are scrutinized for the recurring presence of signs of past, in a unique pattern, regarding the notion of gender