Homesickness

“Here, in this place where Mr. Sen has brought me, I cannot sometimes sleep in so much silence.” (Lahiri 115) Mrs. Sen was used to the lively conversation in the neighborhood, so she would feel into endless homesickness during the silent night in a foreign country. The phrase “Mr. Sen has brought me” demonstrates Mrs. Sen did not come to America voluntarily. Her husband had a career in the United States, and she was not as socially in this new country. He brought…

What is home? Can home be a place or a person? Is home concrete, or can home be abstract? The term homesickness implies that we miss a place we call home, but is it truly a building we desire, or do we yearn for the people who dwell within? When I think about home, I think about my family and how we love one another. Though we have lived in different places and made memories there, our dynamic and our affection for each other has not changed with the environment. I believe that home is a place…

He continues to examine the delights of the city as he searches for his kinsman until he eventually falls into a trance brought on by homesickness. He remembers how his father encouraged domestic worship with the neighbors and it is clear that he misses that environment. In effect, the story switches back and forth from modern to ancient and from rural to urban which certainly reflects the…

Usman Hameed Ullah Mr. Ko, Paul Social and Cultural Anthropology HSP3U7 October 19th, 2017 Culture Shock: A personal account My first encounter with culture shock occurred when I immigrated to Canada. This was back in August of 2014 and I was just under thirteen years of age. When my plane finally landed in Toronto, I was completely over the moon with everything. This concept of a ‘whole new world’ had revolved in my mind for at least seven months now. Full of adrenaline, I took in the fact…

Mario Fernandez has been living in the United States of America for the past five years and has been classified as an illegal alien whom entered the country illegally. Born and raised in Mexico, Mario has encountered severed depression caused by homesickness, and the lack of family culture. Mr. Fernandez works manual labor jobs that pay him under the table to be able to support the family he has left back home, in Mexico. Fernandez has admitted of suffering from depression due to his on-going…

My first week at OIT was rough. The physical environment was alien, my emotions were like a rollercoaster, and I had trouble with my friend groups. Luckily the best therapy was time. My home was one thing that never changed in my life. I lived in the same house since I was one-year-old. I know that house like I built it. Moving into my own room, five far hours away, was a freaky idea. On campus I was immediately shocked by the crisp wind chill whipping off Klamath lake. I was fascinated by the…

had described as the ‘heroic endurances’ of Australian soldiers at war, was merely a product of limited choice. Andrews goes on to observe that what Bean has called patriotism and loyalty of our troops, could have in fact just as easily have been homesickness. Allister Thomson, one of Beans more prolific and persistent critics argues that what Bean perceived as ‘uniquely Australian mateship’ was actually a primary relationship between most soldiers in all armies. Coulhart suggests that mateship…

It all started when my dad told the family that he had been let go from his job at the Big Lake school district as a technician because the school did not have enough money to keep all of the techs there. It was an upsetting moment for everyone, but we had to move on and find a new job. After a few weeks, we did. My dad was accepted by a job in New Hampshire, a state that was far from our wonderful Minnesota home. I was super excited about this New Hampshire Job because it was in a new unseen…

I am working on an article based on immigration, written by Jeanne Marie Laskas, in order to demonstrate how she uses figurative language, appeal to common sense to persuade her audience. Laskas in her career as a writer has written some interesting articles for magazines, and has six books in her account. Many of her articles are about migrant workers in the United States. Most of these she wrote to describe the conditions in which they work, and how they seem to be invisible in the eye of the…

meaning. They can bring back emotions and memories. Leaving these objects behind can cause strong emotional memories in most people because these are the things they remember from their childhood and bring back happy, joyful memories. Nostalgia and homesickness prevail. It is the comfort of assurance and the longing to see the things that you are used to and living life in a very routine way. By contrast, domestic interiors can be oppressive. They can evoke sadness and feelings of worthlessness…