In today’s world we are exposed to a number of cultures that sometimes we forget the importance of our own cultural identity. From the readings, we experience the troubles each author undergoes when it comes to acceptance, confusion about cultures, and the valuable meanings of one’s own cultural identity. In “Journey by the Inner Light” by Meeta Kaur, the author explains her journey in finding her “inner self “. Kaur starts her reading by discussing the importance of her long hair which symbolizes her family’s values. As Kaur gets older, she becomes more Americanized and her family values along with American culture start to contradict her daily lifestyle.…
Comparison between Cultural Identity between two texts Every personin this world has the right to express their cultural identity and religion such as Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and many others.. Some prime examples include The Hero’s Walk,”written by Anita Rau Badami and Mira Nair’s film, The Namesake. The cultural identity of an individual can change ultimate their views about marriage, family and customs.. As shown in both texts, culture can alter everything in a person’s life however it is important to follow the cultural traditions. To add on, the distinctive cultures can help individuals through times of despair and lost hope.…
Ezi Rangel In Meena Alexanders autobiography, the author discloses her thoughts on being lost within her own skin. Her somber diction makes the the audience aware of the desolate life that she has had to live through; always perplexed due to her mixed culture. Alexanders use of inquiring words sets for a very doleful tone. It is evidently prominent that she is diffident of herself when she directly states that she interrogates herself “night after night”. The notion of self-doubt is a very reoccurring theme found throughout her essay.…
Nobody is perfect and even the best of people make bad decisions. Those bad decisions might even outweigh the good they have done. This is a lesson that will be learned throughout the two stories Odyssey by Homer, and Unbroken, by Laura Hillenbrand. Two people that are thought to be great heroes make decisions that put being heroes in question. They also make them seem like the best of heroes.…
“The Box Man” “The Box Man” is a story about Barbara Lazear Ascher’s encounter with a homeless man. After helping him retrieve a box from an unguarded building, she witnessed him building his “home” in someone’s doorway. His state of seclusion reminded her of two other woman. The first woman was a regular of the coffee shop. She came by every day, but one could tell she had no fond memories from her vacant expression.…
She struggles to establish her own identity because…
Furthermore, ethnicity is a fundamental factor that governs an individual some way or another influencing one to ‘pick up the pen’ and write on the experiences associated. Reading is the backbone of knowledge, perspectives and values while writing is the ability to explore values and experiences that characterise an individual. Through reading, an individual is able to live vicariously through the composer, which develops sympathy, widens an individual’s perspective, to reduce the amount of injustices conquered around the globe. In the short story by Nam Le, “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” reinforces that culture can significantly impact the formation of identity which forms the context of the composer, influencing…
Who am I? I regularly take a moment to understand who I am and who I yearn to become. I am first defined by Anglos as an uneducated female. At the same time, to my own ethnicity and culture, I may just be an ordinary female who is destined to grow up to become a respectable and caring housewife. Without questioning these assumptions, there are moments I come to believe I should fall into the expectation.…
Cisneros, having grown up in America, often experienced rifts between her Mexican parents and their cultures as well, and this is reflected in her writing. In “Only Daughter” she writes, “Being only a daughter for my father meant my destiny would lead me to become someone’s wife. That’s what he believed.” Here, cultural values clash as Cisneros recounts the conflicts she has faced in her life due to different ideologies in within her household. Similarly, in “Woman Hollering Creek”, the main character feels isolated from both her father and husband due to the oppression she feels under the traditional Latino values that dictate a woman as property to the men in her life.…
Scaffolding Essay1: Rhetorical Analysis Nell Bernstein ’s essay Goin’ Gangsta, Choosin’ Cholita seeks to examine the complexities of ethnic identity, and to evaluate the concept of claiming an ethnicity one was not born into. Bernstein explores the differing perspectives several Californian teens and young adults have regarding personal ethnic identification. For many of them it’s a choice, and as Bernstein puts it, “identity is not a matter of where you come from, what you were born into, what color your skin is.…
From our interpretation of the fictional short story "One Good Story, That One" by Thomas King, it suggests parody of the religious account of The Garden of Eden (i.e. Adam and Eve). We, as a group, came to the consensus that King seemingly writes from the perspective of a stereotypical Indigenous person who is recounting the story to the best of his ability. Looking at this piece of literature from an educational perspective, it offers an opportunity for students to critically examine the intention behind what is being presented throughout the story. As a group, we decided that this story would be most effective for students to examine in secondary grades. With elementary grade level students, they may have not yet received enough education to have creditable knowledge to draw from when examining this rhetorical piece of literate and, as such, might interpret this differently than King has intended.…
Family Ties- “A Pair of Tickets” There are so many different cultures around the world which makes up the very core of who we are as individuals. From the way we speak, dress, our religion and to the food we eat are just a few examples. At times, we can lose our sense of heritage of who we are from the relationships with have with our parents. A disagreement or being embarrassed by our parents can cause someone to totally disconnect themselves from one’s own heritage.…
In today’s world, fitting into society is complicated, especially when people don’t know their true identity. Most people struggle because of their culture norms, whether that is racial or gender bias. After reading two essays from the book The Prose Reader essays for Thinking Reading and Writing ¬¬by Kim and Michael Flachman, it’s clear that identity and culture come hand in hand. The first essay For “My Indian Daughter” by Lewis Sawaquat, he talks about what he went through and some of the racial incidents that reminded him that he was different.…
Judgmental. Stuck up. Hateful. Narcissistic. Is that what people perceive when it comes to my identity?…
Thus depicting how Akunna’s cultural background is ultimately rejected even…