Mediating literary borders: Sri Lankan writing in Australia

Lokugé, Chandani

doi:10.4324/9780203703175-3

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“…On the other side, Laura's returning to Sydney becomes her denoument point after Theo passed away. Her sweet surrender is initially ignited by the picture of Sydney Olympics that then leads her to "her laptop and googled London sydney one way" [15]. The words 'one way' and 'round' trip underpin significant meaning to Laura's travel.…”

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“…It's part of the goverment's strategy to distinguish between two groups. To boost their line that boat people can be treated like shit" [15].…”

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“…Therefore, when he decides to go back to Sri Lanka (after finding a safe haven in Australia), it has already indicated that he is mentally placed to his nation (considerably, self should be much more important than anything, no exception for nation, if he is back, it just explains two things; his Orientalized self (see Said, 1978) and his suicide). Chandani Lokuge in Mediating Literary Borders: Sri Lankan Writing in Australia asserts it is Ravi's "ghettoized mentality" that prevents his full insertion into the Australian society [15]. If he just comes back to masturbate with his memory, nationality, and all things left behind, he just shows how deep colonial discourse has overwritten him.…”

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The Post Space in Michelle de Kretserrs The Questions of Travel Exist(ing) Identity of Ravi and Laura

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Setiawan²

2018

Proceedings of the 2nd Social Sciences, Humanities and Education Conference: Establishing Identities Through Language, Culture,

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This paper examines the implications of post-space to the identity construction of the main characters, Ravi and Laura in the work of Sri Lankan Australian writer, Michelle De Kretser's The Questions of Travel. It investigates the journeys of the characters in Sydney, the meeting point or the post space of Ravi and Laura in which they have to negotiate themselves to the already-existed system. De Kretser's The Questions of Travel, apparently positions the two characters as the representatives of opposing poles, East and West. It can be found out that Ravi and Laura in the end lead the principle of colonial space. Ravi fails to appropriate himself to the Australian environment, while Laura reinforces her status as a white Australian by consistently leading a colonial path.

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“…It's part of the goverment's strategy to distinguish between two groups. To boost their line that boat people can be treated like shit" [15].…”

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confidence: 99%

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