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PARENTAL INFLUENCE IN RANDA ABDEL-FATTAH’S DOES MY HEAD LOOK BIG IN THIS? Insania Chlisna Violita; Sufi Ikrima Sa'adah
ELite Journal : International Journal of Education, Language and Literature Vol. 6 No. 3 (2026): ELite Journal (Volume 6 Number 3, July 2026)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.26740/elitejournal.v6n3.p1-12

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This study examines the formation of Muslim identity in Amal, a Palestinian-Australian Muslim teenager in Randa Abdel-Fattah’s Does My Head Look Big in This? Amal has lived in Australia since she was born, raised in a spiritual family within a diasporic setting. The article further addresses the question of how Amal’s parents shape her Muslim identity within a multicultural minority-Muslim context. The analysis focuses on the parental influences on Amal’s identity formation as a Muslim who is faithful in her decision to wear hijab. This study employed a qualitative descriptive approach with textual analysis. The data were collected from narratives and dialogues in the novel that address parental influence and identity formation. The analysis is situated within postcolonial and diasporic perspectives, while Stuart Hall’s concept of cultural identity, particularly identity as “being” and “becoming,” serves as the primary analytical framework. The findings demonstrate that Amal’s parents shape her Muslim identity in three interconnected ways: as keepers of cultural roots, as providers of emotional support, and as mediators in negotiating identity within a multicultural society. These roles give Amal both cultural grounding and emotional strength to face stereotypes and discrimination. The study concludes that parental influence functions as an important foundation for maintaining cultural continuity while helping Muslim adolescents negotiate identity within multicultural diaspora contexts. The study also contributes to postcolonial and diaspora discussions by emphasizing the family as a significant site of identity formation in literary representations of Muslim minority experience.
Women Stereotypes Portrayal in Gurnah’s Afterlives Aisyah Roudlatul Jannah; Sufi Ikrima Sa'adah
PARAFRASE : Jurnal Kajian Kebahasaan & Kesastraan Vol. 26 No. 1 (2026): Parafrase Vol. 26 No. 1 Mei, 2026
Publisher : Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30996/parafrase.v26i1.132983

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The objective of this research is to reveal any kind of women stereotypes and the impact of defying that stereotypes in Gurnah’s Afterlives. This research applies a descriptive qualitative method in analyzing the data. The data were obtained from the original novel and were presented in the form of a quotation sentence. After the data collection, the data were analyzed through deep reading and were interpreted carefully based on a feminist literary criticism approach. There were found two kinds of women stereotypes were found, from a general one, which is African women stereotypes, to the specific one, which is African muslim women stereotypes. African women in the novel are expected to do chores, portrayed as careless human beings, and not allowed to be educated in the sense of being able to write, which is believed as men’s business. African muslim women in the novel are often arranged into marriage, are expected to marry at a young age, prohibited from being out of the home for a long time and required to behave properly. Moreover, the women characters in this novel who have defied the stereotypes will face unpleasant treatment, such as being tortured or rumored. By analyzing women stereotypes in the novel, it reveals new insight into the existing women stereotypes in Africa, whether they are muslim or not.