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No Home, No Problem? Times are changing at a more rapid speed than ever before. With a fast-paced, globalizing society, people begin to lose ties to their home, their place of origen. In the personal essay, “On Going Home”, Joan Didion comments on her own personal experience when visiting her family and conveys her disappointment that the younger generations do not have a home to come back to; they lack tradition. The news article, “Gimme Shelter”, written by Corinne Purtill communicates a similar subject, but in a different context. He informs his audience about the immigration crisis in Europe and how humanitarian organizations are trying to purchase shelters from Ikea to house “displaced people”. The two pieces have a …show more content…
Didion defines home as a place where “family is”, a place where you “fall into [your family’s] ways”. According to Didion, there is a big distinction between “the house where my husband and I and the baby live” and the place where “my family is”. She is trying to demonstrate that a home is not simply a form of shelter; instead, it is a place “filled with mementos” from your childhood that is insignificant to any outsider. Didion discuses how younger generations are losing ties to not only their families, but their place of origen. They are so concerned about the future that they do not have appreciation for the past. Younger generations cannot see the same value in the “teacups hand-painted with cabbage roses” or the “bathing suit from when they were seventeen”, nor do they care to hold on to these childhood mementos. In contrast, Purtill more literally defines home as a “188-square foot shelter” that “houses up to five people” shipped from Ikea. The article focuses on the immigration crisis in Europe and the refugee’s lack of physical shelter after having to flee from their home countries. Didion mentions in her essay that she is the last generation to “carry the burden of home” meaning that as time goes on, people begin to break from their traditions and their families. Purtill’s article supports Didion’s argument and her greatest fear, because in October of 2015, families are leaving behind their homes and traditions to live in 188-square foot shelters. It is clearly not the refugee’s decision, but it goes to show how the world views the importance of a home. In their eyes, years of memories can simply be replaced with portable homes. Purtill is trying to put emphasis on the necessity for more physical 188-square foot shelters, while Didion shows a greater concern, not for the physical attributes of a home, but for the preservation of
No Home, No Problem? Times are changing at a more rapid speed than ever before. With a fast-paced, globalizing society, people begin to lose ties to their home, their place of origen. In the personal essay, “On Going Home”, Joan Didion comments on her own personal experience when visiting her family and conveys her disappointment that the younger generations do not have a home to come back to; they lack tradition. The news article, “Gimme Shelter”, written by Corinne Purtill communicates a similar subject, but in a different context. He informs his audience about the immigration crisis in Europe and how humanitarian organizations are trying to purchase shelters from Ikea to house “displaced people”. The two pieces have a …show more content…
Didion defines home as a place where “family is”, a place where you “fall into [your family’s] ways”. According to Didion, there is a big distinction between “the house where my husband and I and the baby live” and the place where “my family is”. She is trying to demonstrate that a home is not simply a form of shelter; instead, it is a place “filled with mementos” from your childhood that is insignificant to any outsider. Didion discuses how younger generations are losing ties to not only their families, but their place of origen. They are so concerned about the future that they do not have appreciation for the past. Younger generations cannot see the same value in the “teacups hand-painted with cabbage roses” or the “bathing suit from when they were seventeen”, nor do they care to hold on to these childhood mementos. In contrast, Purtill more literally defines home as a “188-square foot shelter” that “houses up to five people” shipped from Ikea. The article focuses on the immigration crisis in Europe and the refugee’s lack of physical shelter after having to flee from their home countries. Didion mentions in her essay that she is the last generation to “carry the burden of home” meaning that as time goes on, people begin to break from their traditions and their families. Purtill’s article supports Didion’s argument and her greatest fear, because in October of 2015, families are leaving behind their homes and traditions to live in 188-square foot shelters. It is clearly not the refugee’s decision, but it goes to show how the world views the importance of a home. In their eyes, years of memories can simply be replaced with portable homes. Purtill is trying to put emphasis on the necessity for more physical 188-square foot shelters, while Didion shows a greater concern, not for the physical attributes of a home, but for the preservation of