written, is extremely important that sense of belonging by the United States of North America, but it is also important the sense of Familism, in fact the vast majority Hispanic, supports family values like other cultures. That is why, this academic paper, allows us to understand more deeply reading of Rodriguez, why he is identified as an American and why he tries to defend his "Country" even the antagonistic criteria of his father, here we can see how the Familism is defeated by the acculturation
20 Clothes 20 1.3.4. Hungry Ghost Festival 21 Preparation 21 Restrictions 21 Food 22 Clothes 22 1.3.5. Dragon Boat Festival 23 Preparations 23 Restrictions 24 Food 24 Clothes 24 1.4. Mooncake Festival 25 1.4.1. History 25 1.4.2. Preparations 26 2. RESEARCH
she, Mariam, was an illegitimate person who would never have legitimate claim to the things other people had, things such as love, family, home and acceptance” (Hosseini 4). Mariam needed to find strength in herself in order to survive on her own. After an argument with her mother Mariam thought to herself, “She might have said to Nana that she was tired of being an instrument, of being lied to, laid claim to, used. That she was sick of Nana twisting the truths of their life and making her, Mariam