Abstract :
Belonging impacts identity which is derived from one’s ancestry and the society one lives in which is denied to orphans culminating in an Identity Crisis.Resolving this crisis involves a Quest that orphans get involved in. The aim of this research has been to:To highlight the plight of this invisible micro-minority, to give them a focus, a voice and recognition is the aim of this research. To observe, establish, determine, verify, apply and present the findings to the world of literature and society.This has been done through Research, Review of Literature, the use of Psychoanalysis in the works of Erikson, Franken, June Dwyer, Jules Chametzky, Daniel Fischer, Ostendorf etc. through records, Interviews, Case Histories and Surveys.
Keyword :
Orphan Angst, Orphan Identity, Identity Crisis, Acceptance, Displacement, Rootlessness, Individual Identity, Positive and Negative Identities, Social Identity, Loci of Control, Unresolved Conflicts, Resolution