Furthermore, ethnicity is a fundamental factor that governs an individual some way or another influencing one to ‘pick up the pen’ and write on the experiences associated. Reading is the backbone of knowledge, perspectives and values while writing is the ability to explore values and experiences that characterise an individual. Through reading, an individual is able to live vicariously through the composer, which develops sympathy, widens an individual’s perspective, to reduce the amount of injustices conquered around the globe. In the short story by Nam Le, “Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice” reinforces that culture can significantly impact the formation of identity which forms the context of the composer, influencing
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The diverging internal conflict Le encounters due to his father’s sudden visit motivates him to write about his father’s experience as the ‘Vietnamese boat people’. He wanted his father to ‘recognise me. He would see how powerful was his experience, how valuable his suffering- how I had made it speak for more than itself. He would be pleased with me’. Nam’s internal monologue reveals that writing “the ethnic story of his father” was not simply a compromise, but also an attempt to be deemed worthy by his father. Le reinforces that the importance of family is deeply embedded in the Asian culture and the struggles to gain an understanding between family members is vital. Thus, an individual’s ethnicity shapes life experiences and values in an either positive or negative way which influence one to express it via writing. The voice of the composer is expressed to the world, motivating responders to express their own personal experience and enhance their cultural identity by writing. Also, Nam, the protagonist is deeply influenced by family expectations which shaped his life experiences, inspiring him to express his values via
The diverging internal conflict Le encounters due to his father’s sudden visit motivates him to write about his father’s experience as the ‘Vietnamese boat people’. He wanted his father to ‘recognise me. He would see how powerful was his experience, how valuable his suffering- how I had made it speak for more than itself. He would be pleased with me’. Nam’s internal monologue reveals that writing “the ethnic story of his father” was not simply a compromise, but also an attempt to be deemed worthy by his father. Le reinforces that the importance of family is deeply embedded in the Asian culture and the struggles to gain an understanding between family members is vital. Thus, an individual’s ethnicity shapes life experiences and values in an either positive or negative way which influence one to express it via writing. The voice of the composer is expressed to the world, motivating responders to express their own personal experience and enhance their cultural identity by writing. Also, Nam, the protagonist is deeply influenced by family expectations which shaped his life experiences, inspiring him to express his values via