IDENTITIES UNCOVERED: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SELF IN AURA IMBARUS’ OUT OF THE TRANSYLVANIA NIGHT
IDENTITIES UNCOVERED: THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SELF IN AURA IMBARUS’ OUT OF THE TRANSYLVANIA NIGHT

Summary/Abstract: Identities Uncovered: The Construction of the Self in Aura Imbarus’ Out of the Transylvania Night. Functioning primarily as an ideology of diversity, multiculturalism is meant to offer the functional framework within which group identities can manifest themselves. What happens, however, when multiculturalism becomes a tool of deconstructing and even shattering identity? The present paper explores the multi-layered phenomenon of cultural adaptation, hegemony, and interference in Aura Imbarus’ autobiographical novel “Out of the Transylvania Night” – the recollections of a Romanian immigrant to the United States. Our aim is to prove that in an increasingly globalized world a new perspective upon the individual is called for. Whether the self remains the key element which conveys identity to the group or the feeling of belonging to a community creates the general framework for defining and reshaping personal identity is well worth reflecting on.

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