On Chapter 4, Paragraph 9 “For by now, he's come to hate questions pertaining to his name, hates having constantly to explain. He hates having to tell people that it doesn't mean anything "in Indian." ” It shows that unlike other people he doesn't think his culture is the most important thing in this world. He hates the questions. The poverty that everyone seems to ask about. He hates people assuming that he knows everything about India simply because his own parents are Indian, to him it’s not that way, it barely is. Deep down to him he’s more American than he’ll ever be Indian. On chapter six, paragraph 140 it states “And then he remembers that his parents can't possibly reach him: he has not given them the number, and the Ratliffs are unlisted. That here at Maxine's side, in this cloistered wilderness, he is free.” Never really proud of his background, of his heritage, wasn’t content with the people he was surrounded with. Which lead him to be embarrassed if his own parents and his bengali family members. He always tried his best to be as far away from his parents, even from the several memories of his childhood. He would change his priorities, letting people he just met be at the top of his list, than his own parent and
On Chapter 4, Paragraph 9 “For by now, he's come to hate questions pertaining to his name, hates having constantly to explain. He hates having to tell people that it doesn't mean anything "in Indian." ” It shows that unlike other people he doesn't think his culture is the most important thing in this world. He hates the questions. The poverty that everyone seems to ask about. He hates people assuming that he knows everything about India simply because his own parents are Indian, to him it’s not that way, it barely is. Deep down to him he’s more American than he’ll ever be Indian. On chapter six, paragraph 140 it states “And then he remembers that his parents can't possibly reach him: he has not given them the number, and the Ratliffs are unlisted. That here at Maxine's side, in this cloistered wilderness, he is free.” Never really proud of his background, of his heritage, wasn’t content with the people he was surrounded with. Which lead him to be embarrassed if his own parents and his bengali family members. He always tried his best to be as far away from his parents, even from the several memories of his childhood. He would change his priorities, letting people he just met be at the top of his list, than his own parent and