differences that lead them to different beliefs. In the story “Everyday Use‚” by Alice Walker‚ protagonist Maggie and her sister Dee both have different views on their own heritage. Also‚ in the story “Two Ways to Belong in America‚” by Bharati Mukherjee‚ sisters Mira and Bharati have the same relationship. Both sisters from each story have to embrace their backgrounds‚ while the other one assimilates to a new culture. Seemingly‚ in the two stories “Everyday Use” and “Two Ways to Belong to America‚” both
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Racism is one of the biggest problems in the world today. Racism still exists in our schools and everywhere people gather around. People have the wrong idea about racism and its causes. They think that that people are born with racism which in fact is a myth. Racism depends on how people are raised and what they see as they are growing up. By the time children are in kindergarten‚ they start seeing different colors of students and start to question their teachers and teachers tell them not to discriminate
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“By choosing a husband who was not my fathers selection‚ I was opting… and renouncing 3‚000 years (atleast) of caste observant ‘pure culture’ marriage in the Mukherjee family”(Muhkerjee89). Even though she was born and raised an Indian she did not want to choose the traditional Indian spouse. In contrast‚ her sister Mira even after becoming an American citizen was still attached to her Indian descent. “After 36
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Ever wonder what it is like to go to another country? Imagine trying to understand everything and everyone’s cultural belief. It would be extremely different. A person’s cultural information views the way someone else sees others and the world because it shows how their beliefs affect others and what they do. Many countries have many different beliefs which affect the way they do things. For example in the text: An Indians Fathers Plea‚ the father says‚ “He is a full basket coming into a different
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A Wife’s Story Moving to a new country is an emotional hardship and even harder when you leave family behind. Bharati Mukherjee uses her outlook on American as a new country to tell her story. By using American culture‚ conformity‚ and loss‚ the gains and losses of a new arrival becomes apparent in Bharati Mukherjee’s “A Wife’s Story.” Mukherjee uses American culture to expand and express Panna’s out look on the new culture she is placed into. The normal ways of conducting herself in India
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college education. While in America‚ Mira kept her Indian culture by marrying an Indian man and staying a legal immigrant to the US to stay true to her culture. Bharati decided to become an American citizen and even marry a Canadian-American man. The decision to choose which culture to adapt to impacted the girls lives in two different ways. Bharati had to deal with what her family would think because she was marrying a white man‚ but she was able to transform her identity and experience another culture
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the old environment it seemed different because I was no longer adapting to that environment. 5. In “Two Ways to Belong to America” do you think Mukherjee respects her sister’s decision? From your perspective‚ which sister has made the right choice? Yes‚ the sister that made the right choice is Bharati. Mira wanted to remain an Indian‚ and Bharati wanted to become an American. Bharait knew staying in another country and you are not an immigrant from
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United States is well-known for its diversities‚ which are consisting of different language‚ religions‚ cultures‚ ethnicities‚ nationalities and etc. In the readings‚ Reed presents ample evidences of American diversity through historical examples. Mukherjee discussed the success of United States as a melting pot of a diverse population with her personal experiences as an Indian immigrant who has lived in both Canada and United States. Moreover‚ Schlesinger warned us about the inevitable conflicts resulting
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are to be to the world. They really show us how we view others such as a personal essay titled‚ “Two Ways to Belong in America‚” by Bharati Mukherjee. This essay portrays a certain given information that explains our parents influence from a certain quote‚ “ That sense of Betrayal had it’s desired effect and drove me‚ and thousands like me‚ from the country.” (Mukherjee 72). This quote tells us that once something this ‘nuclear’ happens to us‚ we tend to be driven away from what is true to us and we
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having them come to this country legally is that we can limit how populated this country gets‚ they pay taxes‚ and our government can weed out the ones that have committed serious crimes. In the article “Two Ways to Belong to American” by Bharati Mukherjee she explains how she and her sister have lived in America for some 35 years. In which she conforms to the American ways and her sister still clings to her Indian heritage. They have debates about being a citizen of this country or not a lot.
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