Which of the following assumptions about diasporic identities are NOT true?

1. A. Migrancy shapes ways of being and seeing beyond the actual journey.
2. B. Migrancy may expose migrants and their children to displacement and fragmentation.
3. C. Dominant narratives of belonging readily accommodate those living 'in-between'.
4. D. Living in-between is a pleasurable experience.
5. E. 'Home' becomes a problematic concept.

1. A(A) and (B) only
2. B(C) and (A) only
3. C(C) and (B) only
4. D(C) and (D) only

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Correct answer: D. (C) and (D) only

Explanation

In John McLeod's account (Beginning Postcolonialism), migrancy reshapes identity long after the journey and makes 'home' problematic. Dominant narratives of belonging tend to exclude 'in-between' people, and that condition is marked by anxiety rather than pleasure.