American Identity is unique, this is a common theme found in the two pieces of writing "Response to Executive Order 9066" by Dwight Okima, and "Mericans" By Sandra Cisneros's, and that how they determine their American Identity is how they are exposed to American Culture. This theme is seen in both pieces of writing as both narrators are treated differently based on their looks and ethnic backgrounds, yet they are both able to show that they think, feel, and act the same as any other American, and they prove that your American Identity is not based on your looks and ethnic background, but instead how you are exposed to American Culture.
In "Response to Executive Order 9066" by Dwight Okima, the narrator describes his experiences and thoughts …show more content…
The grandmother in the short story is called "The Awful Grandmother" because she hates America and calls it a "barbaric place", and because she prays for her family members that live in the United States. The Grandmother speaks Spanish and is very in touch with her Mexican Heritage, when she is at the church she is praying for her family members at a Spanish altar. Since the Grandmother does not like America, she dislikes when her grandchildren refer to themselves as "Merican". I believe that the narrator is mostly pressured by her grandmother to accept and embrace her Mexican heritage. When the narrator surprises the odd couple by speaking English, she is showing not only the couple that just because she looks Hispanic does not mean she is less American, but her grandmother that she is truly American and will identify as American, because the way that she was exposed to American Culture is what determined her American identity, not the color of her …show more content…
Your American identity is unique, and it is not determined by the color of your skin or you or your families ethnic background, it is about the American culture that you are exposed to and how that culture shapes your identity. America is a very diverse place, it is the melting point of our planet and i think it is very important to convey this message in America because it is such a special and diverse place with values that we must cherish. Diversity can be very scary to many, but America has been able to prove that diversity is very
In "Response to Executive Order 9066" by Dwight Okima, the narrator describes his experiences and thoughts …show more content…
The grandmother in the short story is called "The Awful Grandmother" because she hates America and calls it a "barbaric place", and because she prays for her family members that live in the United States. The Grandmother speaks Spanish and is very in touch with her Mexican Heritage, when she is at the church she is praying for her family members at a Spanish altar. Since the Grandmother does not like America, she dislikes when her grandchildren refer to themselves as "Merican". I believe that the narrator is mostly pressured by her grandmother to accept and embrace her Mexican heritage. When the narrator surprises the odd couple by speaking English, she is showing not only the couple that just because she looks Hispanic does not mean she is less American, but her grandmother that she is truly American and will identify as American, because the way that she was exposed to American Culture is what determined her American identity, not the color of her …show more content…
Your American identity is unique, and it is not determined by the color of your skin or you or your families ethnic background, it is about the American culture that you are exposed to and how that culture shapes your identity. America is a very diverse place, it is the melting point of our planet and i think it is very important to convey this message in America because it is such a special and diverse place with values that we must cherish. Diversity can be very scary to many, but America has been able to prove that diversity is very