Cultures are different worldwide and when members of cultures are exposed to new traditions, they can find themselves in unpleasant unknown territories. Edge has never consumed a pig lip before and the very thought of it invokes an almost innate sense of disgust to him. …show more content…
Edge gives a vivid visualization of his fear of eating the pig skin, of trying something that he’s never done before, of venturing beyond what he considers normal. To him, the idea of eating the flesh is repulsive despite the fact that plenty of other people consider the lip a delightful snack. These two stories tell of the fear involved with venturing past the ideas and traditions that people find themselves accustomed to and Coyne’s story is no different. She describes how she was raised with the idea that society imposes punishments justly and