Short Story Saving Sourdi

In the short stories “Saving Sourdi”, by May-lee Chai, “Fences” by August Wilson and A Small, Good Thing by Christ Church.They both tell about different cultures and different situations they faced. Though the families are different in race, culture and time period they are the same. The love these families show may seem different to others but are very much alike.
The short story “Saving Sourdi” was based around the Asian culture. Sourdi’s little sister tells the story of her bigger sister in her point of view. In the beginning of the story it starts off showing the love Sourdi’s sister had for her. A guy at the restaurant her family owned put his arm around Sourdi, so her little sister stabbed him. Her mom was very upset at her daughter, ignoring what the customer did to her, she apologizes and gave them free food. She made the best decision for how she handled the rude customers, because the restaurant is how she provides for her family, and that’s love. Sourdi’s little sister watches her grow up and find interest and guys, and one guy she liked her little sister wasn’t to faun of. Her parents introduced an older rich man to Sourdi which ended up being her husband. Sourdi’s parents thought they were doing the right thing for her daughter, having her get married to the rich, have a family and enjoy the luxuries …show more content…
The love may be hard to understand for those who were raised in a different setting and culture. In “Saving Sourdi” Sourdi’s little sister takes up for her throughout their life growing up together, and when she had to get married to an older man .In “Fences” when Troy was showing tough love to his children, wanting them to do what he thought was best for them. In A Small, Good thing the bakery seems to find the family he didn’t have with the parents of Scotty. Every family is different, same love but different ways of showing