PACHINKO: MUITO MAIS QUE UM JOGO DE SORTE. Um estudo das representações de Identidade Étnica na diáspora Zainichi através da narrativa de Min Jin Lee

Abstract

The Japanese occupation of the Korean Peninsula (1910–1945) brought numerous changes to East Asia, one of which was the mass migration of Koreans. For this reason, the present work aims to analyze, through the representations of the 2nd and 3rd generations, Noa and Solomon, from the book Pachinko, how ethnic identities are formed and the dilemmas of belonging within the Zainichi diaspora, an ethnic group of Koreans in Japan. In light of Homi K. Bhabha’s postcolonial theory, this study seeks to understand the complexities of hybrid identity formation and construction through the stories of these characters and the dilemmas faced by this community. It is understood that the characters reveal how generational experiences differ, with Noa denying his hybridity to be accepted by Japanese society and Solomon, influenced by a more multicultural world, embracing the multiplicity of his identity.