Diasporic elements and role of myths in Inland.

In the section titled, The San Antonio, Lurie joins Jolly and the Camel Corps, his experiences become increasingly bizarre; though delightful and arresting to read, however, these tales also appear mythic in nature, not dissimilar from those fantastic stories with which Toby and Josie are also obsessed. The author, then, begins to cast Lurie as a mythic figure himself, a fabled member of the ever-surreal western experience. As a result, the author uses myths of the American West to reimagine their stories using facts, folklore and fantasy.

Diasporic examples can be found in Nora and Lurie's geographical displacement, as both characters are far from their homelands. Another example can be found in Nora's repeated conversations with her daughter, who is no longer living. This example highlights Nora's emotional disconnection from her past.