• N.Sasikala Devi
• S.kandasamy

Cultural identity refers to a person’s sense of belonging to a particular culture. This process involves learning about and accepting traditions, heritage, language, religion, ancestry, aesthetics, thinking patters and social structures of a culture. Normally, people internalize the beliefs, values, norms and social practices of their culture and identity themselves with that culture. The culture becomes a part of their self-concept. However, some studies have noted that existing cultural identity theory may not account for the fact that different individuals and groups may not react or interpret events, happenings, attitudes, etc. In the same ways as other individuals or groups. Even with natural groups, it is portrayed in trait attributes, “which is not different from those used to characterize individuals”(www.Good reads.com). Therefore, instead of learning behavior and knowledge from cultural or religious groups, people may be learning social norms from the media to build on their cultural identity. Language may also be an important factor in culture identity. The communication that comes with sharing a language promotes connections and roots to ancestors and cultural histories. Cultural identity based on the statement that Amir’s internal conflict and analyze the issue of cultural identity using the concept of Stuart Hall’s cultural identity. Conclusion it gives the finding of the study of the cultural identity.

CULTURAL IDENTITY IN KHALED HOSSEINI’S THE KITE RUNNER

"CULTURAL IDENTITY IN KHALED HOSSEINI’S THE KITE RUNNER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.586-589, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06123.pdf

"CULTURAL IDENTITY IN KHALED HOSSEINI’S THE KITE RUNNER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp586-589, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06123.pdf