• Dr. Chiragkumar S Pandya
• Dr Vishwas A Joshi

Neil Bissoondath’s short story Security from his collection Digging Up the Mountains (1985), explores the emotional and psychological terrain of displacement and safety through the lens of the immigrant experience. This paper examines how Bissoondath portrays the protagonist's internal conflict as he navigates an unfamiliar sociopolitical environment marked by suspicion, fear, and the lingering trauma of exile. Drawing on postcolonial and psychological frameworks, the analysis focuses on how themes of insecurity, identity loss, and cultural dislocation shape the character's perception of both himself and the world around him. The story illustrates not only the physical uprooting common to immigrant narratives but also the more subtle and enduring struggle to find safety, stability, and a sense of belonging in a hostile new land. By tracing these emotional contours, the paper argues that Security offers a poignant reflection on the costs of migration and the resilience required to reconstruct identity in the aftermath of displacement.

Culture, Displacement, Identity, Insecurity, Migration

"THE ILLUSION OF SAFETY: DISPLACEMENT AND IDENTITY IN NEIL BISSOONDATH’S SECURITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.201-206, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012430.pdf

"THE ILLUSION OF SAFETY: DISPLACEMENT AND IDENTITY IN NEIL BISSOONDATH’S SECURITY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp201-206, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012430.pdf