Decolonized Trauma: Memory and Identity on Lahiri's When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine

This paper aims to study some well-known theories on trauma, memory and identity to show how decolonized traumaapplies on postcolonial works. The concepts of memory and identity are analyzed on short story When Mr. Pirzada Cameto Dine as a postcolonial work written by Jhumpa Lahiri. Stef Craps' and Paul Ricoeur's theories of memory and identityare utilized to recover the hiding meaning of the text of the story through the structuralism theory and method. This storyfinds the connection between identity and memory by analysis of transforming individual memory to collective memory.And, the study demonstrates three concepts by means of time of interval, personal memory, and Sense of connectionrelated to narrative identity. Moreover, the relation between trauma, identity, and history of poscolonial era as a culturalmemory is indispensable for decolonized trauma.

Keywords:

decolonized trauma , postcolonial , memory , identity , Lahiri