Analysis Of Two Ways To Belong In America

Every person has a different view on how different their cultural morals could be from someone else’s. They can appreciate the contrasting morals it brings to light. In “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Robert Lake (Medicine Grizzly Bear), the topic of what Wind-Wolf has be taught by his culture can be perceived very differently by someone who doesn’t understand it. “Two ways to belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee, shows how the way two sisters are influenced by their culture affects how they see the same subject. And “Everyday use” by Alice Walker. The ways that someone’s perception of their culture and morals is shown.

Adjusting to new situations is always a bit tough, especially when it’s a new culture. In “An Indian father's Plea” by Robert Lake you see how Wind Wolf is adjusting to his new culture. For instance, the teacher in the story, calls WindWolf a slow learner but his father said “It takes

Mira is the sister that likes celebrates her culture of being Indian. For example, Bharati talked about how her sister felt about being american, she said “She is happier to live in America as an expatriate Indian than as an immigrant American”. She expresses that her sister wouldn’t want to change her culture or who she is. Bharati on the other hand, likes the American way of life better than her Indian culture. In other words, she wants to be more apart of her new culture, she said “I need to feel like a part of the community I have adopted (as I tried to feel in Canada as well)”. This reinforces how she and Mira have different views on how to integrate into America. This relates to the feeling of being introduced to a new culture. How you can still be apart of your original culture, or how you can just become really into this new culture. It expresses how cultural morals would affect just about anything in your