This thesis analyzes three different, yet interconnected modes of citizenship in a world affected by globalization: the locally oriented, the globally oriented, and the cosmopolitan. The first chapter examines locally oriented citizenship---the idea that some individuals are tied exclusively to the dominant cultural influence of their natal homelands---as depicted in Michel Houellebecq's Platform (2003). Chapter two examines the phenomenon of globally oriented citizenship as portrayed in Don DeLillo's thirteenth novel, Cosmopolis (2003), the latter describing a technocentric network of individuals tied together by greed and venality in the global economy. Chapter three discusses Zadie Smith's White Teeth (2000), which centers heavily upon multiculturalism, hybridization, and active cosmopolitanism; this chapter's main focus is on cosmopolitan citizenship, the latter a synthesis of important local and global concerns, while also highlighting the sociocultural traits that promote healthy intercultural dialogue.
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