How Does Wind Wolf's Culture Affect Perception

A person’s culture consistently informs the way they view the world and others.

In Robert Lake’s, “An Indian Father’s Plea,” Wind Wolf’s culture consistently affects his perception of the world. It shows this when it says, “If you ask him how many months there are in a year,he will probably tell you 13.” ( Lake 97) This shows that his culture affects his perception because in his culture they count a month as a full moon not like we do in the modern world. Also it states, “He may have trouble writing his name on a piece of paper, but he knows how to say it and many other things in several different Indian languages.”(Lake 97) This shows that his culture affects his perception because he didn’t understand the english language like other kids but he understands Indian stuff that the other kids don’t. You can also see how other immigrants’ culture affects their perception.

In Pico Iyers,“Where Worlds Collide” the immigrants culture consistently affects their perception. This is evident when they state, “ There are no military planes on the tarmac.”(Iyer 64) Their culture affects their perception because in their culture they saw America as a super militarized country because where they …show more content…
This is evident when the text states,”’Hang them,’ she said. As if that was the only thing you could do with quilts.” ( Walker 83) This proves that her culture affects her perception of the world, because that is what people in her african american culture probably taught her to do so that’s why she immediately thinks that she should hang them up. Than when it states ,” ‘She’s dead,’ Wangero said. ‘ I couldn’t bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppress me.’”(Walker 79) This shows that har cultural heritage affects how she perceives the names that sound like the people who oppressed her ancestors. This shows how her cultural background affects her