bout Men; A Giant step written by Henry Louis Gates Jr is about a person that had lost his leg and spend nearly 40 years with a suppose called brick. Eventually, he gets an operation and can finally wear a shoe but feels like the brick has become a part of his life. In If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I? By Geeta Kothari is about a woman who struggles to find her identity. She uses food to symbolize whether she is from one culture to another. These two stories share similar idea which is Identity. Kothari uses food to distinguish which culture she is from. Kothari explains how she feels like she can’t eat certain foods because it feels almost as a betrayal to the person who she is suppose to be. She achieves to show the reader that she
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About Men; A Giant Step has a positive connotation about seeing things in a positive way. However, In If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I? Uses more of a negative connotation. This story repeatedly tells the author of the consequences of her not being able to identify herself. For example, when she gets sick when she doesn’t drink from a straw or when she fears that her husband will leave her for a meat eater. In About Men: A Giant Step is a story that is depicted as a story of hope. Louis states,” I limped through the next decade--through Yale and Cambridge… as far away from Piedmont as I could get”(2). In other words, the fact that he had to suffer to overcome his disability is what makes him the person he is today. Lastly, Geeta Kothari story is by far more descriptive and allows the reader to truly understand the position she is in. Kothari comes from explaining what her husband looks like to her relationship with her parents and the kind of spices she uses. Kothari states,” He has inherited blue eyes that turn gray in bad weather, light brown hair, a sharp pointy nose, and excellent teeth” (11) In other words, her husband is an attractive person. As in Henry Louis story is more direct with his purpose. The only personal thing he lets the reader know is that he was good at science and how he had injured his leg. Louis states,” A colored kid who thought he could be a
About Men; A Giant Step has a positive connotation about seeing things in a positive way. However, In If You Are What You Eat, Then What Am I? Uses more of a negative connotation. This story repeatedly tells the author of the consequences of her not being able to identify herself. For example, when she gets sick when she doesn’t drink from a straw or when she fears that her husband will leave her for a meat eater. In About Men: A Giant Step is a story that is depicted as a story of hope. Louis states,” I limped through the next decade--through Yale and Cambridge… as far away from Piedmont as I could get”(2). In other words, the fact that he had to suffer to overcome his disability is what makes him the person he is today. Lastly, Geeta Kothari story is by far more descriptive and allows the reader to truly understand the position she is in. Kothari comes from explaining what her husband looks like to her relationship with her parents and the kind of spices she uses. Kothari states,” He has inherited blue eyes that turn gray in bad weather, light brown hair, a sharp pointy nose, and excellent teeth” (11) In other words, her husband is an attractive person. As in Henry Louis story is more direct with his purpose. The only personal thing he lets the reader know is that he was good at science and how he had injured his leg. Louis states,” A colored kid who thought he could be a