Culture Most people don’t initially relies they’re culture until asked to look at it, I know I didn’t. This is because culture is engrained into a person, and cannot be seen on the surface. However in A Raisin In The Sun it is easier to see since it is a major plot point. In my life a cultural identity I have is where I live. Next door to my grandparents. This is a difference I have from other people because it has allowed me to develop a relationship with my family that others may not have. This means that I now have a strong bond with my grandparents. This gives me a greater sense of family then others. This is also a huge factor in the book since there are three generations living in one house. This made it easy for me to relate to
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In the final act that she relies even though she wants to fix the world and people, it’s not as simple as it seems. She believes that she was wrong for seeing the world through the eyes of a child. But in reality most people look at the world the same way. It then takes a major event to change that point of view. This revelation also occurred to me. Part of my identity has always thought that I love my family and that they could not be someone I dislike. This is very childish, since no one gets to choose their family. It’s odd because the person in my life aren’t inherently bad, but they lack empathy for others and are narcissistic. So from when I was a child to now I see my grandfather differently even though it was not intentional. To put it briefly, having a strong family unit is a blessing even with the hardships, and I will never regret growing up the way I have. The hardships I have struggled are far smaller then what people without family have to go through. Having my family has helped shape me by giving me a sense of strength while also teaching me about some of life’s imperfections. This book helped me look at my cultural identity since there were so many parallels. However if you look hard enough most story’s parallel your
In the final act that she relies even though she wants to fix the world and people, it’s not as simple as it seems. She believes that she was wrong for seeing the world through the eyes of a child. But in reality most people look at the world the same way. It then takes a major event to change that point of view. This revelation also occurred to me. Part of my identity has always thought that I love my family and that they could not be someone I dislike. This is very childish, since no one gets to choose their family. It’s odd because the person in my life aren’t inherently bad, but they lack empathy for others and are narcissistic. So from when I was a child to now I see my grandfather differently even though it was not intentional. To put it briefly, having a strong family unit is a blessing even with the hardships, and I will never regret growing up the way I have. The hardships I have struggled are far smaller then what people without family have to go through. Having my family has helped shape me by giving me a sense of strength while also teaching me about some of life’s imperfections. This book helped me look at my cultural identity since there were so many parallels. However if you look hard enough most story’s parallel your