With this background of cultural pluralism, the coexistence of the original American culture of Walt's and the Hmong culture of Sue's family in a situation of a family gathering depicts the cultural diversity of the movie. It is obvious that the language spoken by Sue's family is different from that of Walt's and the food on the table is very oriental however it is not hard for Walt to sense, maybe a little bit shocked, that he is not welcome when the old lady started to yell at him. Walt's rude respond clearly indicates that he is a racist. . In this clip, another cultural component, gender role, is indirectly pointed out as Walt looked around and saw Hmong males are doing women's job, tending the baby, which is totally against his definition as "man".
Alex continued to side-step the issue of his real work. He was trying to avoid this conflict with Sarah, but the issue of lack of self-disclosure is creating a trust issue and a conflict within the relationship. Improper self-disclosure can create conflicts in a relationship, and it creates trust issues. Our text tells us that “the process of developing and deepening a relationship requires reciprocal and appropriate self-disclosure and the development of mutual
In both “A&P” by John Updike and “Gryphon” by Charles Baxter, the main characters come across problems when they are faced with situations that they feel are right, but are left standing alone with their decision. They both struggle against rules, authority figures, and inflexible social systems which all lead them into trouble towards the end. Sammy, in “A&P”, shows how embarrassing it is to confront customers in public when they flout company policy, while Tommy in “Gryphon”, prevails upon his classmates to be loyal to authority figures by projecting the good image of his substitute teacher. Sammy, a cashier working at a local A&P supermarket, struggles against the rules of the supermarket that enforce a specific dress policy
Gatsby also urges Daisy to “look around” because he is desperate to show her what he has created and ‘earned’ for her. Yet this is sadly ironic because of the obvious social gulf between Gatsby and Daisy. The more Gatsby does to try to impress Daisy, the less she is enamoured with his false glamour. She believes his parties to be ugly and tacky, yet Gatsby cannot see this. This creates a further distance between them and foreshadows Daisy’s rejection of Gatsby later in the novel.
But his adoration of the younger generation is seen clearly. Holden’s relationships are often not lasting due to Holden’s personality towards society and others, those that he is trying to build a relationship with are not able to see why Holden is the way he is. This is best seen through the biographical/historical lens because along with Holden’s personality toward the older generation and his generation, his viewpoint changes as it comes to the younger generation. This change in personality towards the younger generation reflects the life style of the 1950’s and how everyone wanted to go back and run away from reality. Holden is convinced that society is full of “phonies” and nothing else, that all people have a side in which they should not be proud of, expect the younger generation, whom are completely innocent.
By Cadeus Gregory The Namesake from Jhumpa Lahari's novel painted a perfect picture of people like me who have immigrated in the United State to find a better life and the challenges we unexpectedly discover in the process. The difficulties faced by the immigrants are feeling alienated, cultural difference, and the second generation’s desperate desire to identify themselves. Being a stranger in a foreign land is noticeable throughout the novel. During Ashima’s pregnancy she became afraid for her baby. Because the notion of raising a child in "a country where she is related to no one, where she knows so little, and where life seems so tentative and spare."
Tartuffe, on the other hand, takes advantage of Orgon’s naivety and ignorance. Orgon welcomes him with open arms into his house not knowing what this religious hypocrite had planned to do him and his family. The other family members were aware of his hypocrisy and were not happy about this. In fact, Tartuffe was seducing his friend’s second wife without shame. On one occasion, they set him up, but Orgon did not believe anything that was said until he himself saw that Orgon was making passes at his wife.
Tan, because she was often ashamed of the way her mother spoke what she called “Broken or Limited English”, she was ashamed of what people would say about her mother and the way she talked. Tan’s mother was a victim. One example was the way the hospital treated her when she went to New York about her CAT scan, but as soon as they talked to Tan the situation changed. Another was with the stockbroker and her getting the check and as soon as the people spoke to Tan it was another story. In other words when Tan spoke with proper English she was treated differently opposed to how her mother was treated for speaking her limited English.
Bittersweet My impetuous summer of 2006 was coming to a rude halt. Fall was approaching which meant the beginning of my 7th grade school year was peeking around the corner. I was not excited for it one bit only because one of my best childhood summers would soon become a merely faint memory, and to top that off my family was moving three states away from my accustomed life and home. I felt simply bittersweet about the spontaneous move to Virginia Beach my mom surprised me with. Having to moving away from the only place I had known would automatically bring emotional stress; cause me to miss my best friend, and learn to readjust to a new life.
For refugees and asylum seekers they have to struggle with not only leaving their country but coming into a new country where everything is new to them, some feel pressure from both sides, as they are so used to being one thing and they feel they have to be that way to please their family back home, while the new society they belong to has completely different expectations of them. While most willingly make an effort to conform by learning English and learning about the country, others feel that