Everyone has a culture, even that one kid in the hallway that always screams “RED ROBIN,” hoping to hear some other anonymous student say “YUM!” Though no one has shrieked those specific words since middle school. We all remember that one kid who exclaimed his excitement about Red Robin, it was part of our culture. Everyone has one, and many people don’t realize that culture tremendously affects our lives and how we perceive the world and its ideas.
Culture makes us who we are, it shapes your personalities and thoughts. One example of this is in the passage “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, in the text the author states “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could become famous.” As an American I can say that living here isn’t that easy, especially the getting famous part. Nevertheless, the mother originates from another culture and so has a different look on America than others. Another example is in the letter “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Robert Lake (Medicine Grizzlybear). This letter is composed by a concerned indian father writing to his son, Wind- Wolf’s, school teacher about how his son is being harassed at school and by his peers (including the teacher) . …show more content…
The author states, “It is hard for him to make the appropriate psychic switch from the right to the left hemisphere of the brain when he sees the leaves turning bright colors, the geese heading south, and the squirrels scurrying around for nuts to get ready for a harsh winter. In his heart, in his young mind, and almost by instinct, he knows that this is the time of year he is supposed to be with his people gathering and preparing fish, deer meat, and native plants and herbs, and learning his assigned tasks in this role.” This is a prime example of how …show more content…
The music you like, the clothes you wear, the words that come out of your mouth? Well sorry to say but those are all slivers of your culture. As the example, in the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker the author states, “Dee wanted nice things. A yellow orangy dress to wear to her graduation from high school; black pumps to match a green suit she’d made from an old suit somebody gave me. She was determined to stare down any disaster in her efforts. Her eyelids would not flicker for minutes at a time. Often I fought off the temptation to shake her. Ask sixteen she had a style of her own: and knew what style was.” This quote explains some of Dee’s culture. Clothing is not usually associated with the concept of culture, but it actually is a sizable part of it. As Dee is into fashion and modern times, Mama and Maggie (mother and sister) are still wearing old, handmade clothes. In the text, Dee is said to be more educated compared to her mother and sister. Dee also a very conceited and selfish saying things like “‘Maggie can’t appreciate these quilts!’” and “‘I couldn't bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppressed me.’” While Dee had grown spoiled into the modern life,
Culture makes us who we are, it shapes your personalities and thoughts. One example of this is in the passage “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan, in the text the author states “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could become famous.” As an American I can say that living here isn’t that easy, especially the getting famous part. Nevertheless, the mother originates from another culture and so has a different look on America than others. Another example is in the letter “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Robert Lake (Medicine Grizzlybear). This letter is composed by a concerned indian father writing to his son, Wind- Wolf’s, school teacher about how his son is being harassed at school and by his peers (including the teacher) . …show more content…
The author states, “It is hard for him to make the appropriate psychic switch from the right to the left hemisphere of the brain when he sees the leaves turning bright colors, the geese heading south, and the squirrels scurrying around for nuts to get ready for a harsh winter. In his heart, in his young mind, and almost by instinct, he knows that this is the time of year he is supposed to be with his people gathering and preparing fish, deer meat, and native plants and herbs, and learning his assigned tasks in this role.” This is a prime example of how …show more content…
The music you like, the clothes you wear, the words that come out of your mouth? Well sorry to say but those are all slivers of your culture. As the example, in the short story “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker the author states, “Dee wanted nice things. A yellow orangy dress to wear to her graduation from high school; black pumps to match a green suit she’d made from an old suit somebody gave me. She was determined to stare down any disaster in her efforts. Her eyelids would not flicker for minutes at a time. Often I fought off the temptation to shake her. Ask sixteen she had a style of her own: and knew what style was.” This quote explains some of Dee’s culture. Clothing is not usually associated with the concept of culture, but it actually is a sizable part of it. As Dee is into fashion and modern times, Mama and Maggie (mother and sister) are still wearing old, handmade clothes. In the text, Dee is said to be more educated compared to her mother and sister. Dee also a very conceited and selfish saying things like “‘Maggie can’t appreciate these quilts!’” and “‘I couldn't bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppressed me.’” While Dee had grown spoiled into the modern life,