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This study examines the theme of return in Caryl Phillips’ novella A State of Independence, focusing on identity and belonging.

A flâneur in Charlestown: the postcolonial condition and the return of the migrant in Caryl Phillips’ A State of Independence

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This study examines the theme of return in Caryl Phillips’ novella A State of Independence, focusing on identity and belonging.
Employs deconstructive hermeneutic analysis
Analyzes narrative in the context of postcolonial Caribbean literature
Explores motifs of home, displacement, and cultural identity
Repatriation leads to increased liminality rather than fulfillment
Protagonists experience conflict between different cultural identities
The narrative challenges traditional notions of homecoming and reterritorialization

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Critical analysis explores the theme of return in Caryl Phillips’ work, examining identity in migrants and postcolonial contexts.

Das et al. (2026) studied this question.

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