Amy Tan A Pair Of Tickets Analysis
A pair of tickets is a short story written by Amy Tan (1989) in which connects people who don’t feel connected with their culture becoming a loss of their identity. (Kire, 2014, p. 87). Their actual identity is based on a drastically changes between the transition of their family from an Indian culture and a typical American lifestyle. Ruma felt lost in this rare and unknown standard of living. In contrast, with her family which retained and respected their traditional culture. Furthermore, Ruma’s family no just preserved their culture and language; them encouraged and almost forced Ruma to be part and keep their culture. “The fact that Ruma feels like a child when speaking her mother tongue reveals that she still feels like a lost child” (Kire,