• SUMBUL

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Identity is an umbrella term used to describe a person's conception and expression of their individuality. In fact, Identity is a difficult term: more or less everyone knows more or less what it means, and yet its precise definition proves slippery. In popular culture, it tends to be explicitly invoked only when it is seen as being in trouble. So we are accustomed to hear of identity crises, in which people are not quite sure who they are. This might suggest that it only becomes important when it is missing or otherwise a problem.

Updike was a major prolific American writer. He is concerned with the Loss of Identity of an individual in a dehumanized society, which is marked by erosion of spiritual and moral values. In a world obsessed with material pursuit and prosperity, human self gets reified.

S. is a biting satire of life on religious communes. It is a deep and true story of an American woman in search of herself. The novel can be called an affectionate meditation on American womanhood. S. attempts to celebrate freedom of women to pursue their emotional ends, self and identity.

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