Summary Of Two Ways To Belong In America By Bharati Mukherjee

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What happens when two sisters feel differently about their backgrounds and cultural identities? Well in the story “Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee, this very thing happens. Bharati and her sister Mira both move to America from Calcutta, to pursue their dreams. While there, they both marry and begin to embrace America differently. Bharati embraces the American culture and is happy to consider herself apart of it; however, Mira does not do the same. Mira moved to America to pursue her dream of working with children. When she was studying in college she met and married an Indian student. This influenced her to stay true to her heritage. She was so enveloped in her indian heritage, she refused to accept America’s culture. Bharati
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