War and Identity in Post-9/11 American Literature

Abstract

The goal of the study is to analyze the key themes and motifs through which American literature reflects changes in national identity caused by the events of September 11 and their aftermath. To achieve the goal of the study, the following tasks need to be completed: – identify the role of literature in shaping identity; – characterize the concept of identity from the perspective of terrorism; – determine the nature of events in the USA after the September 11 attack; – identify the peculiarities of American identity; – analyze the impact of war on identity in Richard Gray’s study «After the Fall»; – determine the peculiarities of identity formation in Laila Halaby’s novel «Once in a Promised Land».