The short story “Hell-Heaven” was an excellent read that incorporated many aspects of America’s culturally diverse society. For the entire existence of the United States‚ the country has been a place of convergence for many cultural backgrounds. This convergence of cultures can cause friction amongst families trying to adapt to American life. In “Hell-Heaven” Usha and her mother‚ referred to as Boudi‚ grow apart from each other as their cultural upbringings clash with each other. Boudi‚ a Bengali
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The Marriage of Heaven & Hell William Blake & The Romantic Period We‚ as members of the human race‚ have been endowed with five senses. We have the ability to reason and to be reasonable. We are able to present‚ receive‚ and mentally process information logically. The period in history when the importance of these innate functions was stressed is known as the "Age of Reason‚" or the Enlightenment. Also important to this age was the use of science‚ scientific methods‚ and theories. This period
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Gogol’s Identity Throughout Namesake‚ Gogol Ganguli struggles with his identity being both Indian and American. Although he tended to stray far away from anything Bengali‚ his deeply rooted culture never faded away. After his father’s death‚ Gogol gradually returned to his Indian traditions. He takes care of his mother and sister‚ abandons the life he could have with Maxine‚ then marries a Bengali woman. In his attempt to stay clear from anything Bengali‚ Gogol revels in the fact that he could
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Melody Onyemaechi English 1302.S53 March 31‚ 2015 Response of “My Two Lives” by Jhumpa Lahiri In her essay “My Two Lives‚” Jhumpa Lahiri writes about her struggle with being Indian-American in the American society focusing on how being part of two cultures was confusing‚ stressful‚ and full of pressure from living two lives. After 37 years living in the United States‚ Lahiri understands why she felt as if she were living two lives during her childhood. She describes herself as an Indian- American
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C.S. Lewis’ descriptions of heaven and hell in the book The Great Divorce are mainly metaphorical‚ as he wants to illustrate the fundamental differences between the two places that we have all grown up knowing about. To do this he uses the typical illustrations such as light and dark‚ sunrise and sunset‚ and mountains and valleys‚ or deep ravines. However‚ I think many things that are spoken about in the book are very similar to the actual places. Several differences are the people‚ the weather and
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passage from Jhumpa Lahiri’s story‚ “Hell-Heaven‚” is important in explaining the significance of the story because you can already guess some of the key issues from just those two sentences. You can deduce from the text that the author’s mother seems to be very traditional in her culture‚ PK appears to be a close family friend or family member‚ and the author’s mother is not a particular fan of Debbie. If you have read the whole story‚ then you know very well that almost the whole story is about all
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people. Bhabani Bhattacharyya has discussed identity in her So Many Hungers but in a different way she used it to describe the clash of social identities in her novel. Bapsi Sidwa’s has also used immigration but she has not played with identities like Lahiri. Arundhati Roy’s use of migration is also different her characters never want to change their identity rather they just want to come back to country. Arundhati’s character Rahel in God of Small Things (1997) goes to America like Gauri Mital in The
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HEAVEN In my heaven‚ there will be a peaceful‚ respectful‚ relaxing‚ optimistic‚ equal and fun filled atmosphere filled with music. "Enjoying the simple things in life" will be the overall feel. The beach and ocean are extremely relaxing places for me. Any beach will do the trick... but no matter where I am I will always be reminded of my nights spent at the beach in North Carolina. That vacation has become a part of who I am. Every summer we make the ten hour drive and every single minute
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was difficult to understand and hard to figure out‚ but as you read on‚ you come to find out that this book is about heaven and hell and the people that go there. The narrator who is the main character in the book tells the story on what he sees from his eyes. The author describes hell as a dark cold town with alleys that people live in and no one to be seen on the streets‚ and heaven as this place that looks beautiful with green grass‚ mountains‚ rivers‚ and animals running around. C.S. Lewis uses
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Lahiri’s stories show that all people face challenges no matter where they live in the world. Do you agree? Having a sense of belonging is important for everyone and Lahiri’s short stories‚ “Interpreter of Maladies” describe the problems people face when they feel isolated. She sets many of her short stories in America and describes the difficulties that some immigrants face when confronted with a new culture‚ gender expectations or crisis. She also demonstrates‚ however‚ how others readily adapt
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