Two Ways to Belong in America Tiffany Detter PRPE 108 October 3‚ 2012 Caparas Mukherjee states‚ “In one family‚ from two sisters alike as peas in a pod‚ there could not be a wider divergence of immigrant experience.” (p. 282). Bharati Mukherjee was born and raised in Calcutta‚ India and immigrated to the United States in 1961 to earn an M.F.A. and a Ph. D. in literature. In “Two Ways to Belong in America‚” Mukherjee addresses the issues that confront immigrants in America. In this passage
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Two Ways To Belong To America Hundreds of immigrants each year come to this country for many different reasons. Some risk their lives and travel thousands of miles on foot and car just to find a job in this country‚ because in their country there is no work or money! Or possibly for the somewhat more fortunate ones that do have a job‚ they are only getting paid about two dollars if that! Others come in order to follow up with their education and try to create a better lifestyle than the ones
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Two Ways to Belong in America by Bharati Mukherjee In “Two Ways to Belong in America‚” Mukherjee talks about the struggles of two sisters adjusting to foreign culture. Mukherjee and her sister‚ Mira‚ have opposing views on citizenship to non-native countries. Mukherjee shares her story with effective use of language to make it unique‚ as well as relatable to other foreigners to a new country. Her neutral tone makes the story special‚ especially considering the context of the story. Usually‚
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BHARATI MUKHERJEE Two Ways to Belong in America Born in 1940 and raised in Calcutta‚ India‚ Bharati Mukherjee immigrated to the United States in 1961 and earned an M.F.A. and a Ph.D. in literature. Mukherjee is the author of several novels‚ including Tiger’s Daughter (1972) and Jasmine (1989)‚ and short story collections‚ such as The Middleman and Other Stories (1988). She teaches literature and fiction writing at the University of California‚ Berkeley. "Two Ways to Belong in America" first appeared
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The way someone is raised will be the way they view others and the different pieces of society.There are some key factors that change your view on society and that is Culture! In the personal essay “Ethnic Hash” by Patric J. Williams mentions how a variety of things determine how you see the world around you. In the story Patric says “habits‚customs‚and common traits of the social group by which I have been guided in life.” Williams. This shows all the different things of life that can change
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the see and view things differently from other people in different cultures Every culture sees things differently‚ they all have a different perspective or a point of view that makes things abnormal to them.Culture tremendously impacts/influences the way they see others and the world. Culture is a part of a person that shapes them and gives them a point of view on how they see other people and the world.In the short story Everyday Use it is a good example of culture being a big part in how they view
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she never lost who she was. She never lost her Indian background. Two sisters went to America‚ so that they can get a great education and also a great job. Even though they had the same idea coming to America‚ they both went different ways. These two sisters‚ they are exactly the same. They have some differences but then it starts happening when they get married. Mira gets married to an Indian man and Bharati gets married to an American man. Mira worked hard to make a living so that when she is ready
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environment‚ such as rename and change nationality.The articles from “Two Ways to belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee and “The F Word” by Firoozeh Dumas‚ both of the author faces different issues and go through the problems that happened in their life. Even through both of these author are immigrants but they do experience different things. The author of “Two Ways to belong in America”‚ Mukherjee wants change her identity into American citizenship‚ while her sister wants to keep nationality of Indian
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Emeka English comp I 08 October 2013 In the story “two ways to belong to America” the author and narrator Bharati addressed an issue of images of immigrants in America‚ and what it truly means to belong to a country. In Bharati short story “two ways to belong to America” she talks and her and her sister experience as first time immigrants migrating from India to America. At their arrival to America they were similar in a lot of ways‚ appearance and attitudes-views and sentiments. They were
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Hash” and “Two Ways to Belong in America”‚ they make shown that other cultures and ones own may play a role in how one views others and the world. In Pat Mora’s poem “Legal Alien”‚ it shows readers that people are sometimes guided by the culture of others. “Able to sit in a paneled office drafting memos in smooth English‚ Able to order in fluent Spanish at a Mexican restaurant”(Mora 40). Pat Mora has a Mexican-American heritage and is trying to slide back and forth between her 50% American and 50% Mexican
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