America was taught to be a melting pot, a place where immigrants of different cultures or races form an integrated society. This is where assimilation was looked upon as a positive movement for society. Assimilation is the process where as individuals or groups of differing ethnic background are brought into the dominant culture of a society. But, the question is; is assimilation a positive or a negative thing? In American society, learning to speak English and trying to fit in, is a crucial factor in assimilation. Since society is seen difficult to fit in, there are negative aspects within the assimilation process.
Being a Mexican-American Rodriguez, from “The Hunger of Memory” has to deal with fitting into the American society. Growing up …show more content…
Having to change her lifestyle and the reality of discrimination towards her race. Rankine shows the struggle of African-American women like Serena Williams and how she feels un-assailable. Even though Serena is a well-known athlete, she still feels cheated and robbed because of her race. When Serena does a celebratory dance she was being called “…immature and classless” (Rankine, p.33). Having done her dance, Serena was shown the distaste society thought of her dance “the Crip Walk”. This is showing that no matter how successful you are, not everybody feels assimilated because of their racial …show more content…
Maria made a connection towards the lack of understanding towards the religion and race. How uncomfortable other races feel towards being connected through their ethnicity and culture. Having to deal with the discrimination of society and not feeling as they are part of it makes them feel un-assimilated. This causes negative roles of assimilation within the American society.
Although there are positive aspects of assimilation, there are also negative aspects within the society. Coming from the books “Hunger of Memory”, “Citizen”, and “Passing” these authors are showing the un-assimilated side towards race, ethnicity, and the cultural backgrounds. Society’s difficulty to accustom other groups and standards these show the negativity towards assimilation. The crucial factor in assimilation shows the custom others need in order to fit in and understand culture
Being a Mexican-American Rodriguez, from “The Hunger of Memory” has to deal with fitting into the American society. Growing up …show more content…
Having to change her lifestyle and the reality of discrimination towards her race. Rankine shows the struggle of African-American women like Serena Williams and how she feels un-assailable. Even though Serena is a well-known athlete, she still feels cheated and robbed because of her race. When Serena does a celebratory dance she was being called “…immature and classless” (Rankine, p.33). Having done her dance, Serena was shown the distaste society thought of her dance “the Crip Walk”. This is showing that no matter how successful you are, not everybody feels assimilated because of their racial …show more content…
Maria made a connection towards the lack of understanding towards the religion and race. How uncomfortable other races feel towards being connected through their ethnicity and culture. Having to deal with the discrimination of society and not feeling as they are part of it makes them feel un-assimilated. This causes negative roles of assimilation within the American society.
Although there are positive aspects of assimilation, there are also negative aspects within the society. Coming from the books “Hunger of Memory”, “Citizen”, and “Passing” these authors are showing the un-assimilated side towards race, ethnicity, and the cultural backgrounds. Society’s difficulty to accustom other groups and standards these show the negativity towards assimilation. The crucial factor in assimilation shows the custom others need in order to fit in and understand culture