broader culture. This perception is demonstrated in the short stories, “Two Ways to Belong in America”, “An Indian Father’s Plea”, and “Everyday Use”. “Two Ways to Belong in America”, by Bharati Mukherjee, demonstrates that one’s personal surroundings is very influential and reflects on their culture. Living in America, Bharati, is affected by the American culture, more than her original, Indian culture. “America spoke to me…I embraced the demotion from expatriate aristocrat to immigrant nobody, surrendering
world because their culture is the backdrop of that person and what makes them unique, culture can make people view things differently from the world. The first reason on why I find culture a great influence is because in the letter “An Indian Father’s Plea” By Robert Lake, there was one part where Medicine Grizzlybear said, “He is not culturally ‘disadvantaged’, but he is culturally ‘different’.” (77). This explains how Wind-Wolf’s culture can interfere with learning about things in school. The
does influence how a person views the world is a short story called, “Two Ways To Belong In America” by Bharati Mukherjee. Bharati has a sister named Mira and how they view things is different. In the story, Bharati states “She is here to maintain an identity, not to transform it” (71). She’s stating that Mira’s view of things will not change but will be maintained even if she’s in America. Her Indian culture will stay in her and that will reflect how she will view the world. In the story “By Any
Santha Rama Rau said " Premila and I were the only one who had Indian food," (Rau, 37). She wasn't afraid to show that she was Indian in a mainly British school and she was happy to have Indian food. If she would have been embarrassed about her food then she would have been embarrassed about her culture as well. By embracing her culture it showed how much culture impacted her life. Another thing she said was " 'she said it was because Indians cheat,' Premila added. ' So I don't think we should go back
to live their culture and try to fit in with others around them so they begin to lose sight of their culture. One of the articles that we read in class was very relatable to this topic. The article is called “Two Ways to Belong in America”by Bharati Mukherjee. In this article it states, “ America spoke to me- I married it- I embraced the demotion from expatriate aristocrat to immigrant
before she isn’t has a chance to actually say a word because of the specific situation she is put in. And in this poem you can see the struggle of her not trying to let the aspects of her culture cause her to rude to others. In the essay, “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Robert Lake he says, he wants his son to just proud of his culture despite the circumstances he is being put in.. The child’s father knows he is right. His son should love and embrace his culture. But because the child doesn’t the child