Where World's Collide Analysis

To life’s most interesting questions, there are many times no definite answers. In short, the best answer, sometimes, to yes or no problems is, in truth, sometimes. [[In texts that I read in my #1 New York Times Bestseller Springboard textbook (ten fidget spinners out of eight) conjoin to formulate the idea that individualism and personality, when combined with aspects of culture, influence a one’s perception of his/her surrounding environment.]] In “Where World’s Collide”, by Pico Iyer, culture is represented as something unique to everyone, similar to a scar that causes discomfort when outsiders view it. Additionally, culture seems to be the only force in work on peoples’ perceptions as they arrive, for the first time, in America via an airport. Iyer says the newcomers “. . . come out . . . in Dodgers caps and . . . the images they’ve brought over from Cops and Terminator 2 . . . ” (Iyer 1), and they see and hear “. . .fast-talking, finger-snapping, palm-slapping jive artists straight from their TV screens shouting incomprehensible slogans about deals. . .” (Iyer 2). The arrivals are obviously flustered and taken aback by …show more content…
Lee reiterates, however, throughout the interview that she isn’t just one of the so many cultural labels to designated, but a combination. “I flaunt all of my cultural mix but so many people want me to pick a label. So if I have to choose, I’d choose “HAPA”. . . It’s meant to be slightly derogatory but I embrace it as a source of empowerment” (Lee 5). Lee claims culture isn’t what people think of you, rather what you think of yourself. This makes culture seem like it never/rarely affects the way people perceive the