This implies that the term creolization has the potential to be applied as an open theoretical text to situations existing outside of the West Indies, providing classic pieces of Caribbean literature with newfound importance. The following will attempt to validate the suggestion that the novel utilizes creolization as its central theme, which in turn makes White Teeth an inherently West Indian text. It is, of course, problematic to refer to White Teeth as a Caribbean novel since its narrative does not take place in the Caribbean, nor do a majority of the characters claim an authentic Caribbean heritage. White Teeth attempts to point out this misinterpretation and consequently offers advice to correct the problem of intercultural miscommunication in the West. Such a critical framework suggests that the novel does not merely locate the existence of Caribbean themes and theories in the West, but actually constructs an unintentional critique, saying that cornerstones of Antillean culture (such as creolization) have been severely misinterpreted. White Teeth can be thought of as an allegorical novel since major characters are placed into exaggerated categories of assimilation and creolization. All have been placed into the multicultural setting of London, England where characters question their cultural practices and identities. Zadie Smith's debut novel, White Teeth, tells the story of three different families: the Chalfens, Bowdens, and Iqbals.
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