Zadie Smith's White Teeth - Irie as an example for 2nd generation immigrants' desperate search for their place in a multicultural society

Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature grade: A- Humboldt-University of Berlin language: English abstract: To begin with I will give a short introduction to Irie and her racially mixed background. This introduction will lead to a chapter about her feeling of unrootedness as a consequence of lacking role models and her unawareness of her own family's history. To get more involved in Irie's life and problems in the following chapters tw...See More