A Psychological Study of Social Identity in Zadie Smith’s Swing Time

The search for identity is the central theme to numerous literary works, often following protagonist or another protagonist. This research analyzes protagonist's growth throughout Swing Time by Zadie Smith, which, like majority of published psychological motivated a individual's "authentic self." It's only appropriate that this author's fifth novel, experiencing adolescence. British author, uses her highly regarded novel probe questions black people's racial and their connections people other races. study also investigates challenges faced color in entertainment industry, among critics, pursuit social economic mobility. A strong sense community difficult immigrant groups establish. difficulties communities contemporary Britain face assimilating mainstream culture are depicted nuanced detail Smith's Time. researcher concludes narrator's influence from family own lack personal understanding explain inability adopt tolerant reasonable attitude when confronted with multicultural society. who diasporic person, highlight importance having global perspective.