Going to a friend’s house can be a scary experience. Some of their customs that they normally do are weird to you. Why is that? Culture that is introduced to a certain individual can change someone’s point of view. Culture is the behaviors and belief characteristic of a particular social, ethnic, or age group. “Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee show that people in the same culture can have different point of views due to being exposed to another culture, “What is Cultural Identity” by Elise Trumbull and Maria Pacheco talks about how some people in the same ethnic group doesn’t always have the same beliefs or actions, “Everyday Use” by Alice Walker is when Dee thought she was from Africa and that she wanted to live the African culture after thinking that all Black people come from America. Culture can have somewhat of an affect on the way we view the world, although other things can influence the way you see things as well.These three stories give examples of how different cultures can affect you and how not always your one culture affects the way you see the world.
“Two Ways to Belong in America” shows that people in the same culture can have different point of views on the same topic. At the beginning of the story it says “This is a tale of two sisters…. Who lived in the United States for some 35 years, but who find themselves on different sides in the current debate over the status of immigrants.” This shows us that people who have lived in somewhat of the same culture still can end up having different ideas. The reason the two sisters have different point of views because they are exposed to different types of cultures due to the people that they married this is said unt the story during two parts, “Mira married an Indian student…” and “I married a fellow student, an American of Canadian parentage.” These quotes from the story show how people even though grew up the same way can have different views because the discovered other opinions and facts. “Everyday Use” shows that learning more information can change your point of view on your own culture. In the story Dee (Wangero), believes that she was named after an oppressor, or a slave owner, after finding out about slavery. “I couldn’t bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppressed me”. Some people in the same family can think differently about their family aswell, due to the fact that one of the people got exposed to information that they think applies to them. “Your heritage….You ought to make something of yourself, too… But from the way you and Mama still live, you’d never know it.” …show more content…
Our identities due develop in our own culture, but they are never the same, meaning that people in the same culture have different points of views, “We all have unique identities that we develop within our cultures, but these identities are not fixed or static.” Though people in the same culture can vary in beliefs, their culture still affects them in a certain way. “...Each individual inherits (but not all) of the cultural heritage of the group.” These are some reasons why some people surrounded by the same culture can have different opinions because not everybody is the
“Two Ways to Belong in America” shows that people in the same culture can have different point of views on the same topic. At the beginning of the story it says “This is a tale of two sisters…. Who lived in the United States for some 35 years, but who find themselves on different sides in the current debate over the status of immigrants.” This shows us that people who have lived in somewhat of the same culture still can end up having different ideas. The reason the two sisters have different point of views because they are exposed to different types of cultures due to the people that they married this is said unt the story during two parts, “Mira married an Indian student…” and “I married a fellow student, an American of Canadian parentage.” These quotes from the story show how people even though grew up the same way can have different views because the discovered other opinions and facts. “Everyday Use” shows that learning more information can change your point of view on your own culture. In the story Dee (Wangero), believes that she was named after an oppressor, or a slave owner, after finding out about slavery. “I couldn’t bear it any longer, being named after the people who oppressed me”. Some people in the same family can think differently about their family aswell, due to the fact that one of the people got exposed to information that they think applies to them. “Your heritage….You ought to make something of yourself, too… But from the way you and Mama still live, you’d never know it.” …show more content…
Our identities due develop in our own culture, but they are never the same, meaning that people in the same culture have different points of views, “We all have unique identities that we develop within our cultures, but these identities are not fixed or static.” Though people in the same culture can vary in beliefs, their culture still affects them in a certain way. “...Each individual inherits (but not all) of the cultural heritage of the group.” These are some reasons why some people surrounded by the same culture can have different opinions because not everybody is the