college education. While in America‚ Mira kept her Indian culture by marrying an Indian man and staying a legal immigrant to the US to stay true to her culture. Bharati decided to become an American citizen and even marry a Canadian-American man. The decision to choose which culture to adapt to impacted the girls lives in two different ways. Bharati had to deal with what her family would think because she was marrying a white man‚ but she was able to transform her identity and experience another culture
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the old environment it seemed different because I was no longer adapting to that environment. 5. In “Two Ways to Belong to America” do you think Mukherjee respects her sister’s decision? From your perspective‚ which sister has made the right choice? Yes‚ the sister that made the right choice is Bharati. Mira wanted to remain an Indian‚ and Bharati wanted to become an American. Bharait knew staying in another country and you are not an immigrant from
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United States is well-known for its diversities‚ which are consisting of different language‚ religions‚ cultures‚ ethnicities‚ nationalities and etc. In the readings‚ Reed presents ample evidences of American diversity through historical examples. Mukherjee discussed the success of United States as a melting pot of a diverse population with her personal experiences as an Indian immigrant who has lived in both Canada and United States. Moreover‚ Schlesinger warned us about the inevitable conflicts resulting
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are to be to the world. They really show us how we view others such as a personal essay titled‚ “Two Ways to Belong in America‚” by Bharati Mukherjee. This essay portrays a certain given information that explains our parents influence from a certain quote‚ “ That sense of Betrayal had it’s desired effect and drove me‚ and thousands like me‚ from the country.” (Mukherjee 72). This quote tells us that once something this ‘nuclear’ happens to us‚ we tend to be driven away from what is true to us and we
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they will not accomplish their American dream they had when they moved here. In my country‚ my father worked to support the family with is part of my culture that the man of the house has to support his family. Similarly‚ in “A father” by Bharati Mukherjee‚ Mukherjee tells a story of a young
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having them come to this country legally is that we can limit how populated this country gets‚ they pay taxes‚ and our government can weed out the ones that have committed serious crimes. In the article “Two Ways to Belong to American” by Bharati Mukherjee she explains how she and her sister have lived in America for some 35 years. In which she conforms to the American ways and her sister still clings to her Indian heritage. They have debates about being a citizen of this country or not a lot.
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Belonging to America My grandfather always used to explain to me how lucky I was to be able to be an American. He would inform me on how valuable it was and how I should never take it for granted. He expressed that I should feel honored to be able to have all the opportunities I do. I never understood him growing up. I did not understand how growing up somewhere‚ like America‚ versus another country could be any different. I understand now. When I was younger‚ my mother would tell different stories
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* Tagore was born on 7 May 1861. At some time towards the end of the seventeenthcentury‚ his forefathers had migrated from their native lands to Govindpur‚ one of the three villageswhich later came to constitute Calcutta. In the course of time‚ the family came to acquire propertyand considerable business interests through the pursuit of commercial and banking activities. Theyhad particularly benefited from the growing power of the British East India Company.Rabindranath’s grandfather‚ Dwarkanath
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Indian citizen and stay with the culture she grew up with. Even when her sister went from their Indian culture to American culture‚ she kept the same views she had when she came to the United States of America. You can tell this by when she tells Bharati over the phone “For over 30 years‚ I’ve invested my creativity and professional skills into the improvement of this country’s pre-school system. I’ve obeyed all the rules‚ I’ve paid my taxes‚ I love my work‚ I love my students‚ I love the friends
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Thomas Paine‚ a large supporter of America during 1791‚ describes his perspective of America as a perfect utopia that lives together in harmony and produces no flaws. This however‚ is not always the case‚ as Paine’s argument can be justified as both accurate and inaccurate. One topic that Paine addresses in his piece is the topic of diversity and how people from different nations join and live peacefully with Americans‚ which is known as immigration. Nonetheless‚ Americans in today’s society have
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