Analysis Of Finding Her Way By Angela

Everybody has hardships they must come face to face with. Sometimes this is a physical disability. Sometimes it is prejudice for being part of a minority. Everyone finds their own way to deal with their predicaments, and in the readings, “Finding Her Way”, and “Kylie’s Project”, the main characters have found their own way to deal with their problem. Both of the readings show how the main characters cope with their personal problem, and demonstrate how people can cope with their own challenges in the real world. Firstly, Angela is a Korean American that was interviewed in “Finding Her Way”, and she suffered from discrimination since she was an Asian that immigrated to America. The text directly shows how she coped with her problems because …show more content…
The main characters’ experiences through these difficulties can demonstrate ways with which people in the real world can cope with their difficulties. Racial differences are one of the most common difficulties in the world. A reader can learn methods to deal with this by reading the interview, “Finding Her Way”. Angela is an archetype of a person dealing with prejudice because of her race, but she finds ways to deal with it. For example, she “would try to ignore them and pretend they didn’t bother [her],” which is a strategy that can be utilized by readers in the real world to deal with others that make fun of their differences. A reader might also broaden their perspective after reading this interview. Angela had an encounter with other people who were part of a different cultural group. In the interview, Angela says, “At one friend’s house I had matzoh ball soup and thought it was the most delicious thing I’d ever tasted! But it wasn’t till I went to college that I realized that friend was Jewish.” She never realized that other people were in a similar situation as her, and for many readers in the real world, making that realization can take a lot of pressure off their backs. In Kylie’s situation, she is physically disabled and confined to a wheelchair. There are many people in the real world who have physical disabilities that limit them just like Kylie. In order to combat her disability, she takes up horseback riding as a hobby. She claims that, “Riding has made me a lot stronger and has improved my balance and coordination. But the best part is the freedom I feel. All riders will tell you that when they get on a horse, their whole world seems to expand.” Horseback riding allows her not only to train physically despite her being unable to walk, but allows her to experience the world in a way she is