Imagine walking through a park. On the right, a Hawaiian family is having a get-together. Further down, a Native American festival has just begun. At the end of the park, there is a church with people standing outside and discussing their views on God. While walking through the park, what opinions came to mind? Whatever it may be, that opinion was influenced. By what? Culture. A person’s culture greatly informs the way one views others and the world. It is through culture that we view the world, and our actions and opinions are influenced by it.
In society, it can be hard to understand one’s actions because of our culture. Take Robert Lake’s son and his teacher for instance. In the letter by Robert Lake, “An Indian Father’s Plea”, pg.77, Lake writes, “...if Wind-Wolf was not prepared for his tentative foray into your world, neither were you appreciative of his culture.” Robert Lake and his son sees nature and the components of what the world is made up of as important education wise and life wise; however, the teacher that this letter is being written to, does not see it that way, do to the influence of his/her culture. When I first began school, I went through a similar type of situation. My school had a very low diversity rate, I was one …show more content…
This is seen in a personal narrative by Alice Walker, “Everyday Use”, pg. 65, “I did something I had never done before: hugged Maggie to me, then dragged her on into the room, snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero’s hands, and dumped them into Maggie’s lap.” Alice Walker emphasizes here how the mother’s culture informed her perspective, and her action to her perspective. This exemplifies how one’s culture informs the way one sees the world. Interestingly enough, some of us degrade our culture or say “I don’t have one” when in truth, we do and not only that, but our culture affects our daily lives in ways we don’t even
In society, it can be hard to understand one’s actions because of our culture. Take Robert Lake’s son and his teacher for instance. In the letter by Robert Lake, “An Indian Father’s Plea”, pg.77, Lake writes, “...if Wind-Wolf was not prepared for his tentative foray into your world, neither were you appreciative of his culture.” Robert Lake and his son sees nature and the components of what the world is made up of as important education wise and life wise; however, the teacher that this letter is being written to, does not see it that way, do to the influence of his/her culture. When I first began school, I went through a similar type of situation. My school had a very low diversity rate, I was one …show more content…
This is seen in a personal narrative by Alice Walker, “Everyday Use”, pg. 65, “I did something I had never done before: hugged Maggie to me, then dragged her on into the room, snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero’s hands, and dumped them into Maggie’s lap.” Alice Walker emphasizes here how the mother’s culture informed her perspective, and her action to her perspective. This exemplifies how one’s culture informs the way one sees the world. Interestingly enough, some of us degrade our culture or say “I don’t have one” when in truth, we do and not only that, but our culture affects our daily lives in ways we don’t even