Bye Bye Blackbird by Anita Desai | Characters, Summary, Analysis
Bye Bye Blackbird is the third novel by Anita Desai that was published in 1971. It is a Diasporic novel based on the themes of alienation, identity crisis, loneliness, nostalgia, and racism faced by immigrants. The novel offers a psychological analysis of the immigrants who suffer mixed feelings of love and hate towards the country of their adoption. In 'Bye, Bye Blackbird' the author Anita Desai deals with the East-West encounters. 'Blackbird' used in the title is a metaphor used for the immigrant, to whom London says goodbye. Desai highlights the physical and psychological problems of Indian immigrants and explores the adjustment difficulties that they face in England. The author gives beautiful descriptions of busy London and the quiet retired life in the countryside, which is totally opposite to one another. The characters are not so real, but their inner conflicts and crises remain the same that every immigrant undergoes.
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