Thursday, July 26, 2007
July 26
I found both of these stories extremely moving. As a white, middle class American I have not had to deal with many of the things that these girls had to deal with. There struggles were very similar to each other because they were often seen as outcasts. However, I felt like the one tried to fit in more because she wanted to be liked and not different, where as the other embraced her culture and her differences. I think they are both very interesting accounts of what it is like to assimilate to the culture of the United States and it really made me realize some of my own prejudices toward people of other nationalities that come to this country and how I want to change my thoughts about them.
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That's awesome! It's also important to remember about the prejudices people have toward other groups, not just races. For example, LGBT, handicap, mentally ill, etc.
I agree with you on one of the girls trying to fit in and the other not. I think Zitkala tried to fit in to a point though, in her heart she still tried to stay true to her heritage but knew she was betraying her mother and her family. Far fought assimilating. She couldn't pick between her two nationalities and she recognized that she didn't have to because she was an individual and that was notable by itself.
I also said something about the prejudices people have and how you have to step back and look at yours and how they affect others.
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