Jenna and her sister are close, her sister plans on attending college at the end of her senior year and wants to study to become a doctor. Jenna wants her sister to be successful, but is jealous of her because she has nothing holding her back from achieving her goals. Jenna feels that her son and recent arrest will jeopardize her future plans because if she is found guilty it will impact her ability to receive finical aid for school. Jenna had begun to feel sorry for herself and started smoking marijuana with her boyfriend. She feels trapped in her town and feels her future plans of becoming a teacher or being with the father of her son will ever
March 9, 2011 Monsoon Wedding Movie #1 integral of english and indian language shows how the culture was intermixed with these two languages; shows how colonialism left its mark on this country and culture judges english media of sex and how it is disdainful in the Indian women eyes and the culture itself see settling down and marriage as the ultimate goal for all ladies mother smokes cigarettes in secret and hides the smell in fear of her daughters or husband (master) knowing, in fear of what? Daughter can only get married in order meaning the eldest needs to marry first before the second can and so forth preparation for wedding is big, however, father and family decorates or is in charge of heading the wedding or instructing it, even acquiring a father. An indian relative that was raised in the states comes for the wedding, with a tattoo, shows a contrast of the women and the way their raised, such as heritage and cultures and respect to morals and way of thinking (ideologies of what is right) relatives bring food and clothes, family are all closely knitted. Very loud and boisterous, but are harmonious and united. Must respect the eldest person in the household must marry in a hurry to reproduce and create a child, a prize notion in the eyes of the grandmother she prays for a grandson to God.
Jess disobeys her parents many times throughout the text to do what she enjoys the most, playing soccer. The director has created unique and humorous characters to compete with jess’s strong desire to do the things she loves. Jess’s mother Mrs Bhamra has the biggest impact on her life. Mrs Bhamra being a traditional Indian parent pushes her conventional expectations onto her daughters who were born into a different cultural world, so she hopes to grow her children in the same Indian culture that she was raised in. Her mother says: "Who'd want a girl who plays football all day but can't make chapattis?"
Jake’s lack of effort to find a Jewish wife results in the older woman of the congregation attempting to set him up with there daughters. Clearly, the older woman of Jake’s congregation would love for there daughters to marry a Rabbi because of the traditional ways they are used too. This is an example of the theme with the traditional arranging marriages to continue the Jewish traditions and to have a same religion household. As soon as Anna comes back into Jake and Brian’s lives it is clear that they both find the realization that they have feelings of more than a friend for her. The main conflict for both of them happens to be religion.
Project Mulberry – Chapter Notes Chapter 1 Julia Song is a seventh grade girl who lives with her mother, father, and seven-year-old brother, Kenny. They are a Korean American family, but Julia does not like the traditional Korean dish, Kimchee. Besides the flavor, it has a strong odor, and in the past, Julia’s friends insisted upon playing outdoors to avoid the smell. When her family moved to Plainfield, she met Patrick; he loved the taste and smell of Kimchee. They became fast friends and decided to join the Wiggle (Work-Grow-Give-Live) Club and do a project together.
No family is the same, we run our houses differently, and parents have different ways on how to treat their children. However in Chinese Cinderella told/written by Adeline Yen Mah. Niang (Adeline’s stepmother) treats her stepchildren like they do not exist. A typical American family compared to Adeline’s family has different family structures and different roles of the family matron. First of all, the American family structure compared to Adeline’s family structure have some similarities.
His sisters, First Corinthians and Lena, whom author Toni Morrison keeps in the background of the novel’s main events, are suddenly transformed into deep, complex characters. The two sisters, who have spent their lives in Dr. Foster’s parlor making fake roses, refuse to be aristocratic sweatshop workers any longer. The fact Corinthians works as a maid even though she has acquired a college degree does not make her feel inferior but rather it liberates her socially. Furthermore, the fact that she finds true love outside of her upper class social status shows that Morrison is making an attack on class consciousness. Lena’s revolt comes out during her confrontation with Milkman.
Chris Mckoy Adult Transitions Feb. 9 2012 Goldie Wells Identity Crisis The novel Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell tells the story of India Bridge. India Bridge is a mother of three and wife of a successful lawyer in Kansas City. India feels the pressure from her husband to be a perfectionist so her main concern is the image of herself and her family. Often times India seeks the approval of those in the community but can be a little naive at times. She is unable to keep up with the trending news at the local country club such as things like politics due to her lack of knowledge.
She was also taking several women studies classes and had many of her friends preach to her about their feministic views that altered her perceptions on the gender equality in her culture. One day that her father was visiting he an to speak to her that they need to create a two-year marriage plan. As absurd as it sounded to Sayeed, she could not believe that what once used to be a joke when she was a child was becoming a reality. Her father had already a candidate in mind, and she was distraught that the boy he wanted her to marry was a distant family member. She understood that her father only wanted the best for her, but she was discomforted by the idea that her dad was promoting her around and trying to recruit a husband for her.
Bend it like Beckham is a film that was written, directed, and produced by Gurinder Chadha, a British film maker who grew up in India. The film focuses on the main character's desire to play football and the conflict she faces due to her obligations to her traditional Sikh family. As Jess struggles to find her own identity without losing her family she friends a British footballer Juliet. Jules parents offer something different, showing that although cultures may be different - they are actually very similar in others. In addition to the film the director has use a various amount of film techniques- there had been a climax point for Jess either her family or Football, a close up to Jess whether she should lie about soccer and a trip of a lifetime.