Summary Of The Play 'Finding Your Way'

Differences in culture, looks, and race can cause many challenges for people. For example, in the interview “Finding Your Way,” the woman being interviewed, Angela, told about her experience being bullied because she was one of the only Asian students and how she dealt with it. Additionally, in the play “Kylie’s Project,” the main character, Kylie, also showed how she coped with problems caused by her disability. Overall, both of these texts clearly show how, no matter how dissimilar or alike people can be, people adapt and cope with problems in very different ways. Angela, a woman from Korea, immigrated to America where she faced issues because she looked different and had different values and practices. Some things she was teased about were “mostly about appearance, and also [her] clothes. [Her] family was poor and [she] didn’t have a lot of clothes.” Because of her attire and ethnicity, she was harassed and made fun of. In addition, she felt bad because she had different customs and a different lifestyle. “Over time, I was more aware of differences. At friends’ houses I was aware that my family doesn’t eat the kind of breakfast food most Americans eat… Also, my parents …show more content…
For instance, she had to face problems with being treated the same just because she was disabled. She coped with this by not bringing “attention to [herself].” She also presented her disability as if it wasn’t a disability at all. She told about how she rides horses and used it to show she is like everyone else. “I don’t want to bring attention to myself. I just want to be treated like everyone else,” says Kylie. Unlike Angela, Kylie embraced her differences and showed how she should be treated the same even though she’s different. Because of the differences in the way they reacted to their problems, this shows that people, no matter how similar their conflicts are, manage their problems