Displacement and Migration in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah and Zadie Smith's White Teeth

This paper analyzes a selection of two postcolonial works, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah and Zadie Smith’s White Teeth. It examines the concept of displacement and migration and the circumstances that prompt them to leave their country of origin in search of a better life in foreign lands. It also elects to explore the postcolonial experiences and conditions of the migrants in the selected novels. Both contemporary authors, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zadie Smith, explore serious issues such as displacement, race, the push factors and survival instincts of migration, the mixed reception, colonial legacies, the identity crisis, and multiculturalism in their novels. This paper aims at delving into the complexities of migration, the causes and consequences of this phenomenon, and its impact on individuals from Third World countries.And it is an attempt to reveal how Orientalism and displacement shaped the postcolonial identity, as characters are shaped by both the expectations of their home cultures and the stereotypes imposed by their new societies. It also aims to provide insight into how these struggles lead them to create new and hybrid identities.