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In the article, "The Role of Good Reading" Gardner cites the importance of cultural context. What is the cultural context of these two stories? Consider the time period and the region where the stories take place. Why is it important for us, as readers, to look at the stories through the lens of cultural context? Explain your answer with examples.
I believe that the cultural context of the story “Interpreter of Maladies” is India -American. Though the story took place in India with an Indian tour-guide, Mr. and Mrs. Das were both born and raised in America and considered themselves Americans. I also believe that in the story “A Good Man is Hard to Find” the cultural context takes place in the south of American between the 70’s and 80’s.
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The author started to “show” us the grandmother when they said “The grandmother didn’t want to go to Florida. She wanted to visit come some of her connections in Tennessee and she was seizing evert chance to change Bailey’s mind.” To me this shows that the grandmother is not afraid to share her opinions with the family, which also shows how comfortable she is with them. Another part of the story that I feel showed who the grandmother was, was when it said, “She didn’t intend for the cat to be left alone in the house for three days because he would miss her too much and she was afraid he might push against one of the gas burners and accidentally ignite himself”. I feel like this showed us another part of the grandmother because it showed us that she loved this cat so much that made he anxious when thinking about leaving him behind. In the Story “Interpreter of Maladies” the main characters was Mrs Das. The author first showed us Mr. and Mrs. Das when it said “The family looked Indian but dressed as foreigners did, the children in stiff, brightly colored clothing and caps with translucent visors.” This gave me a good visual as to what type of clothing the family wore. We also get to see the relationship between no Mrs. Das and her children when the story said “ The little girl stuck out her hand. ‘Mine too. Mommy, do mine too.’ ‘Leave me

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