Introduction Chapter 1 Jasmine: Self-assertion in Metamorphoses 1.1 Hybrid Identity as Agency 1.2 Self-orientalization as Tools 1.3 Mukherjee's Celebration of Fluid Identities Chapter 2 The Holder of the World: Rebelliousness in Transgression 2.1 Transgression of Gender and Racial Boundaries 2.2 Liberation of Female Sensuality 2.3 Mukherjee's Deconstruction of American National Myth of Origin Chapter 3 Desirable Daughters and The Tree Bride: Self-reflection in Immigration 3.1 Desirable Daughters: Reflection upon Different Cultural Affiliations 3.2 The Tree Bride: Criticism of Colonial History and Re-evaluation of Homeland Culture 3.3 A New Turn in Mukherjee's Writing of Immigration Conclusion Works Cited