which this struggle is fought by identity. Put simply‚ identity is the perception of self by others‚ challenged by the social world" (Fontana & Kotarba‚ 1984‚ pp. 11). The stories I have chosen to take a look at are "A Wife ’s Story" by Bharati Mukherjee ’‚ "Eveline" by James Joyce ’‚ "Going Home"
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can influence a person’s views. In Bharati Mukherjee’s essay Two Ways to Belong in America‚ she tells the story of her sister‚ Mira‚ and herself living in the United States. The quote “...we probably pitied one another. She‚ for the lack of structure in my life‚ the erasure of Indianness‚ the absence of an unvarying daily core. I‚ for the narrowness of her perspective‚ her uninvolvement with the mythic depths or the superficial pop culture of this society.”(Mukherjee 70) this quote shows the ways that
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only get used to the new environment‚ but also bear loneliness. This book reminds me another story that I have read before‚ "American Dreamer".As Bharati Mukherjee says in “American Dreamer‚” “I thought of myself as an expatriate Bengali permanently stranded in North America because of destiny or desire.” In the first ten year staying in Canada‚ Mukherjee‚ as an immigrant‚ had no sense of belonging. She felt like she was a stranger‚ and Canada‚ her husband’s country‚ was a temporary residence for her
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In Two Ways to Belong in America‚ two sisters from Calcutta‚ Mira and Bharati migrated to the United States to work and obtain a visa. Bharati’s sister‚ Mira had a hard time adjusting to the immigration laws of the United States. Mira shares the following with her sister Bharati‚ “I feed used‚” Mira raged on the phone the other night. I feel manipulated and discarded. This is such an unfair way to treat a person who was invited
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The Benefit of English After I read “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ “The Myth of the Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named Maria” by Judith Ortiz Cofer‚ and “Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee‚ I understand that the familiarity with the English language affect the authors a lot. All of those three writers share the same attitude that learning English can affect people’s lives. I totally agree with these three writer’s opinions that English can affect people and I think people who live
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For example‚ the idea of retribution‚ revenge and retaliation are often put forth by Hindutva fundamentalists when it comes to dealing with their “foe”. However‚ a slight hint has been made in that regard. As far as the article of Rudraganshu Mukherjee is concerned‚ it failed to mention the specific reasons for underplay of religion by the historians. Underplay of history could be attributed to religious chauvinism and communal tensions afterwards which the two historians under the nationalist
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– Criminal Tribes Acts repealed by government‚ former "criminal tribes" categorized as "denotified" and Habitual Offenders Act (1952) enacted. * 1958 -Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act‚ 1958-[5] * 1973 – Supreme Court of India rules in Kesavananda Bharati case that the basic structure of the Constitution (including many fundamental rights) is unalterable by a constitutional amendment. * 1978-Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act‚ 1978 [6][7] * 1984 – Operation Blue Star and the subsequent 1984 Anti-Sikh
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the R.S.S issue. Most of east while Jana Sangha members along with a few others‚ left the Janata Party to form the B.J.P. Thus the B.J.P. is a reincarnation of the Jana Sangha‚ the militant Hindu nationalist party founded in 1951 by Shyama Prasad Mukherjee. The object of the Jana Sangha was the rebuilding of Bharat as a modern‚ democratic society in accordance with religious precepts. The party adopted four fundamentals one country‚ one nation‚ one culture and a rule of law that would determine its
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In modern American society‚ we ask ourselves about the importance of our cultures. How does our cultural identity define us‚ if at all—and what exactly does it mean to be an American? Throughout history‚ and despite a past peppered with racial discrimination‚ America has always been an amalgamation of countless cultural identities. With this in mind‚ it can be safely said that in today’s society‚ race most definitely matters. Before the reasons of why race matters can be determined‚ we must first
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associated with migrating to a new country‚ with all its indifferences. If we are not open to change‚ we will just make it that much harder on ourselves‚ as it is tremendously beneficial to accept this new experience and completely embrace it. Bharati Mukherjee‚ a Hindu immigrant from Calcutta‚ shares her story of migration on her article American Dreamer‚ articulating that she considers the arrival to a new country a gain rather than a loss as others may presume . Adapting to this unfamiliar ethnicity
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