Religious, Cultural and Lingual Stereotypes: a Deconstructive Study of Haji’s the Sweetness of Tears

This study aims at the deconstructive analysis of religious, cultural and lingual stereotypes represented through Americans Muslims in Nafisa Haji’s The Sweetness Tears. Both have been sharing a binary victims victimizers since incident 9/11. are scrutinized deported to their hometown on charge being ‘terrorists’ by Americans. Firstly, illustrates that deconstructing these stereotypes, new intimate association can be established between Muslims. Derrida has given approach ‘Deconstruction’ equalize power structures oppositions. In his theory ‘Deconstruction’, he deconstructs unequal binaries as “good” “evil” “Superior” “Inferior”. He says expression one another e.g is “good”. Similarly, “Inferior” “Superior”. By rigid bond entered into harmonious association. Secondly, maintain identities “Muslims” without tagging them terrorists. Thirdly, crossing boundaries Muslim country, learn understand Muslims’ religion, culture language shown novel under discussion. depicts started accept non-violent people. Jo March (protagonist) learns Urdu (the national Pakistan), comes Pakistan lives here know about culture, traditions religion She binds ties together made American family family. supports this both