Transition and Displacement of Liminal Zones in Jamil Ahmad’s The Wandering Falcon

Abstract

The present research deals with the concept of displacement and transition in The Wandering Falcon (2011) by Jamil Ahmad, explored through the theory of liminality. Liminality refers to a transitory and in-between state and British Anthropologist Victor Turner viewed liminality as an in-between state among two phases in which residents did not fit in society to which they are already belongs, and yet not re-incorporated that society. Ahmad discusses the transitional experiences of the people living on the Balochi border. Textual analysis has been used as a research method to interpret and analyze the text. This research discovers the concept of transition and displacement through the character of Tor Baz as a displaced person, who adopts different tribal cultures to adjust to a new place. This study is significant to investigate the displacement of the inhabitant living in the ‘Balochi-Irani border zone’ and put together the Balochi tribal community and the urban Pakistani society to disclose the façade of civilization. The significance of this research is to evaluate the tribal societal system in the Balochi border area and the liminal survival of the residents. The research findings disclose the performance of higher authorities and various tribal hegemonies actions towards the inhabitant of Pakistani living in liminal condition.