SEARCHES FOR OWN IDENTITY AND CULTURAL GAP AMONG CHARACTERS IN JHUMPA LAHIRI`S STORY «ONLY GOODNESS»

Abstract

The article deals with the phenomenon of transcultural identity in terms of American multiculturalism. Being a representative of both cultures only in a half transcultural person lacks integrity as a whole.Special attention is paid to the notion of «double consciousness»,to the process of adaptation and search for own identity because it is relevant in the light of literary studies. Jhumpa Lahiri`s story «Only Goodness» is analyzed in terms of globalization and multiculturalism and it is one of the attempts of exploring transcultural paradigm in Jhumpa Lahiri`s works.