Abstract
The current study is an attempt to explore threshold Identity in Hamid's Exist West from Rushdie's Perspective. This research paper seeks to find out the societal complex patterns that are involved in the creation of diasporic identities. In this study, the researcher examines Salman Rushdie's 1982 essay, "Imaginary Homeland,"( 1982) which is drawn from his book Essays and Criticism (1928), about Mohsin Hamid's 2017 novel Exit West (2017). In terms of theoretical framework, the suggested study adheres to Catherine Belsey's (2013) method of textual analysis. Moreover, the research philosophy under which the study has been conducted is interpretative in nature. The objectives of the research are to discuss the challenges faced by diaspora communities and contextualize the term magical realism by relating it to excessive immigration. Nevertheless, identity crisis is such a serious issue that such a grand term magical realism is unable to ease the pain of the diasporic community. This research aims to bring out elements of dissemination, homelessness, and identity crisis of immigrants who live in a “liminal space’’ by using ‘‘magical realism’’ (2017) as a tool that facilitates their mobility. The novel's protagonists experience a sense of alienation, dislocation, and broken identity, which are hallmarks of a diasporic identity, even with the convenience of traveling abroad made possible by magical "doors." These emotions are characteristic of diasporic identities that eventually lead to identity crises.