especially living in Hawai’i which is one of the country’s most multiracial states. Culture is the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively. In other ways‚ it is a paradigm; how we see and identify ourselves. Having a culture keeps us in order and sane because of the traditions it brought to us. Culture to some extent informs the way one views the world and others because some are brought up one way but sometimes do not agree with their family’s traditions‚ peer
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Behavior of Human “By Any Other Name”‚ by Santha Rama Rau‚ is about two sisters‚ Santha and Premila‚ who were forced to fit British culture in the time period when British ruled India. They have never been sent to school until their mother‚ who always taught them at home‚ got sick. Therefore‚ they had to attend a British school where there was too British. On the first day of school‚ the headmistress forced them to change their Indian names to English names. In class‚ they and all other Indian children
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Throughout short story “By Any Other Name‚” Santha Rama Rau suggests that identity plays a big role on the way people are treated‚ and the impact on others. Premila and Santha have just arrived at their new school. They have just been introduced to the the head mistress. She’s just decided to change their names because she hasn’t bothered to learn India’s language. The head mistress states‚ “Oh‚ my dears‚ those are much too hard for me. Suppose we give you pretty English names”(p.1). This reveals that
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way they view others and the world. For example a person that grows up in the city would most likely see killing an animal as something you shouldn’t do. Someone that grows up in the “country” would see it as a normal thing‚ thats his/her next supper. Another example would be fashion‚ in the modern day people dress flashy and purchase expensive brand name items. But people from certain cultures see that as stupid and don’t think it makes sense. By Any Other Name By Santha Rama Rau is a great example
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looked and acted differently? The story written from by Santha Rama Rau “by any other name” Focuses on two indian sisters named Permila and Santha who are at a new Anglo-indian school who faces the exact same thing. They’re enrolled in this british school because of their mother getting ill. Also the two sisters tried to adjust to their new school‚ but because they were indian they faced so much conflicts. One of them being having their names changed to an english one‚ so it would be simpler for everyone
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The title of Santha Rama Rau’s short story “By Any Other Name” refers to the character of Santha‚ who is a five and half year old Indian girl‚ which experiences discrimination for the first time while attending an Anglo-Indian school during the time period in which the British ruled India. Her mother had always home-schooled both her and her sister‚ Premila. When her mother gets ill‚ because her father is an officer of the civil service‚ they can attend this Anglo-Indian school for free. Her mother
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opportunity to fit into any heritage. Racism has affected many people worldwide because some are looked at differently because of there ethnicity. In the memoir‚ By Any Other Name‚ Premila and Santha are treated differently because of their ethnicity. This shows that people are look at each other in different ways because of how they look or talk. In the short story‚ Everyday Use‚ Dee tells her mother that she changed her name to Wangero because people oppressed her name. This shows that people
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Santa Rama Rau was an Indian. She was born to a wealthy Indian family she spent more of her life abroad than in India her parents sent him to England while he was young. His father is a Deputy High Commissioner for India. In England‚ her mother had kept her and her sister familiar with Hindustani by speaking it to them when they were home for vacations and by teaching them Indian songs. During their first weeks in Bombay‚ both the two could understand the language but still they are still out of
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background and how they grew up. In the memoir‚ By Any Other Name‚ by Santha Rama Rau‚ she showed how her sister and her were put in a new school. The girl’s mother is a big part of their lives. With the mother’s direction the girls always seem to do what she says. The mom is very protective and likes to follow traditional Indian ways. For example‚ the lunch the girls brought to school were thin wheat chapatis‚ and vegetable curry‚ and all the other kids had sandwiches.
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In the short stories‚ "Apollo" by Ngozi Adichie and "By Any Other Name" by Santha Rama Rau‚ the authors portray the idea that identity can create a sense of belonging. In the short story "Apollo" A young boy feels distant from his family because he isn’t interested in the same things they are. When another young boy comes to work in the house he discovers they share a passion for Kung Fu. The author‚ Okenwa‚ says "I was twelve years old and had‚ until then‚ never felt that I recognized myself in
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