Culture In Robert Lee's Short Story 'An Indian Fathers Plea'

Culture is what makes people who they are. From foods, hair, and names. Does culture influence humans views and how they do things? Text such as An Indian fathers plea and by any other name shows that culture does form the way people view others and the world. In Robert lakes short story “An Indian fathers’ plea”’ culture takes a big toll on how a character connects with the outside world. An Indian son’s teacher has labeled him as a slow learner. In the text it states how he has been educated with traditional ceremonies (cite). The boy is Indian and in the text it talks about all their Indian culture. Another example is “he said he doesn’t have any friends because they make fun of his long hair”. The kids at his school do not understand his culture because having long hair in Indian culture stands for manliness. Also it says “he is not culturally disadvantage but she is culturally different”. The Indian boy is culturally drive and different compared to the kids in his school. The short story “by any other name” by Rama Rau, two sisters stand out at their new school because they are culturally different from everyone else. The two sisters were at lunch time and other children pulled out sandwiches meanwhile they had their traditional Indian food (cite). They are immigrants from India so they have to adapt to their new environment. Another …show more content…
Dee, a character in the short story goes back to her old roots instead of her culture. Dee changes her name to Wangero Wanike Kenanjo (cite). As a reference to her African roots. Unlike her humble family Dee is very out spoken and bold. In the text it states “Dee though would look anyone in the eye. Hesitation was no part of her nature”. In this part of the text Maggie, Dee’s sister was describing how she and Dee are different from each other. Dee is an example of a person who takes their own route instead of the people around