shaping individuals to who they are and how they relate to others. Depending on circumstances culture can change ones view on the world around them. In “By Any Other Name” by Santha Rama Rau there is a large difference in cultures between the headmistresses and the Indian students. It was evident that the headmistresses were stereotyping all of the Indian students when Premila is telling her mom that “We had our test today, and she made me and other Indian kids sit at the back of the room, with a desk
without your culture? Can you identify other people’s culture? If so you probably can only name some things that make their culture up but probably not everything. Some people's culture affects them more than others. For me, for example, culture is everything, without it I wouldn’t be the person I am today. A person's culture impacts how they view the world
different background than the western kids, “The students in the class laughed at him causing further embarrassment” (Lake 77). Lake’s son was trying to explain to his son’s teacher that Wind Wolf isn’t proud of his culture because of the laughing and the other students making fun of him because he has an Indian background. Being raised, “He is probably what you would call a typical Indian kid” (Lake 75), as a an Indian, Wind Wolf had a different way of learning how to count and how to tell the different
Judgment begins at an early age. In the autobiographical excerpts, To Buy Me a Daddy, How School Taught Me I Was Poor, and By Any Other Name, Richard Gregory's, Jeff Sapp's, and Santha Rama Rau's alienation reveal that the surrounding society is based upon privilege and those who are different are harassed. Each author's struggle is displayed through their respective testimonies. Richard was at the bottom of all social pyramids which led to hateful, assumptive behavior from his peers and exclusion
Culture can greatly influence the way a person views the 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
provides them. In the story excerpt “By Any Other Name” the protagonist’s sister Premila refuses to be docile like she was expected to act. Instead, she stood up
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 Other Name” by Santha Rama Rau, she states “We had our test today and she made me and the other Indians sit at the back of the room” (39). She also states “She said because Indians cheat” (39). This proves that a culture does influence how you view the world because the teacher viewed them as cheaters