Thursday, July 26, 2007
July 26 Post
I did not really like either of these stories but I think it was because I was having trouble understanding what was going on. I was confused because I had never read anything about these cultures. However, one similiarity I found between these stories is they are both centered around a young girl who is a minority in her neighborhood. Both of these girls are trying to figure out who they are and why they are being treated the way that they are. Another similarity I found between the others is that both girls are trying to hold on to their heritage. They are not trying to conform to what the mainstream culture is. However, in the first I think she managed to move more into the mainstream because she disobeyed her mother and went to college, which is not what she was supposed to do. Another thing that I noticed is that these two girls both stood up for themselves. For example, when she had to get her haircut or when her and her brother were getting picked on on the street. I think one main difference between these two stories is how they were written. Also, both stories are dealing with different cultures and different values.
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I kind of felt like the character in the first story conformed to the mainstream culture a lot and seemed to use education as a way of revenge for all the hate that was directed at her. I felt like she gave in more for revenge while the other main character was completely defiant of being anything but herself.
I do agree, I felt like the stories were kind of hard to understand and being that I have never dealt with a situation like this is was hard for me to relate. Once I got deeper into the stories though and started understanding exactly what was going on, I found them very interesting.
I agree with most of the points you brought up. You seemed to have grasp the main idea in both of the stories even though you said you had a hard time understanding them. I think it was hard for a lot of people just because most of us have never had to be in the situations that the girls were in and unless you read about these accounts in a history class or hear the stories from a family member than it can be tough to understand. So don't feel bad at all, I think you did wonderfully!
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