well. Culture greatly informs the way one views others because of culture‚ religion‚ etc.‚ make up your individuality/ individual identity. People see others the way they were raised to see them‚ and the way our culture and environment expects us to see them. In the story‚ “Everyday Life” by Alice Walker‚ one of the main characters‚ Maggie‚ didn’t let her culture affect the way she viewed others or the world‚ though.
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“Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee is about Bharati and her sister Mira who have emigrated from Calcutta‚ India to America. They have lived in the United States for about 35 years however they have completely different ideas about immigrant status. Bharati married an American citizen while Mira has a green card and works in pre-school education. Bharati has embraced her new found American identity whole heartedly while Mira prefers to maintain a green card. Mira feels that while
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the way we view the world and others. Every culture has different perceptions on subjects such as religion‚ government‚ family‚ war‚ etc. If you were raised in a certain culture your point of views of the world are going to be different than those of another person. However‚ one’s culture can change throughout the years and one can change their point of views. But culture still had that influence in the person in how they view the world. In the personal essay “Two ways to belong in America” by Bharati
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Two Ways to Belong in America by Bharati Mukherjee In “Two Ways to Belong in America‚” Mukherjee talks about the struggles of two sisters adjusting to foreign culture. Mukherjee and her sister‚ Mira‚ have opposing views on citizenship to non-native countries. Mukherjee shares her story with effective use of language to make it unique‚ as well as relatable to other foreigners to a new country. Her neutral tone makes the story special‚ especially considering the context of the story. Usually‚
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BHARATI MUKHERJEE Two Ways to Belong in America Born in 1940 and raised in Calcutta‚ India‚ Bharati Mukherjee immigrated to the United States in 1961 and earned an M.F.A. and a Ph.D. in literature. Mukherjee is the author of several novels‚ including Tiger’s Daughter (1972) and Jasmine (1989)‚ and short story collections‚ such as The Middleman and Other Stories (1988). She teaches literature and fiction writing at the University of California‚ Berkeley. "Two Ways to Belong in America" first appeared
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The way someone is raised will be the way they view others and the different pieces of society.There are some key factors that change your view on society and that is Culture! In the personal essay “Ethnic Hash” by Patric J. Williams mentions how a variety of things determine how you see the world around you. In the story Patric says “habits‚customs‚and common traits of the social group by which I have been guided in life.” Williams. This shows all the different things of life that can change
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Two Ways To Belong To America Hundreds of immigrants each year come to this country for many different reasons. Some risk their lives and travel thousands of miles on foot and car just to find a job in this country‚ because in their country there is no work or money! Or possibly for the somewhat more fortunate ones that do have a job‚ they are only getting paid about two dollars if that! Others come in order to follow up with their education and try to create a better lifestyle than the ones
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the see and view things differently from other people in different cultures Every culture sees things differently‚ they all have a different perspective or a point of view that makes things abnormal to them.Culture tremendously impacts/influences the way they see others and the world. Culture is a part of a person that shapes them and gives them a point of view on how they see other people and the world.In the short story Everyday Use it is a good example of culture being a big part in how they view
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The importance of this Essay is that even though one sister fell into the “America Dream” she never lost who she was. She never lost her Indian background. Two sisters went to America‚ so that they can get a great education and also a great job. Even though they had the same idea coming to America‚ they both went different ways. These two sisters‚ they are exactly the same. They have some differences but then it starts happening when they get married. Mira gets married to an Indian man and Bharati
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fit in the new environment‚ such as rename and change nationality.The articles from “Two Ways to belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee and “The F Word” by Firoozeh Dumas‚ both of the author faces different issues and go through the problems that happened in their life. Even through both of these author are immigrants but they do experience different things. The author of “Two Ways to belong in America”‚ Mukherjee wants change her identity into American citizenship‚ while her sister wants to keep
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