ENGL 3Q95 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Bharati Mukherjee, Acculturation, Biculturalism
21 Oct 2016
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Enculturation one culture you"re trying to immerse yourself in. The protagonist in this story is engaged in acculturation. She describes herself as an american writer even though she was born in. She doesn"t feel hyphenated like having two nationalities. She didn"t feel comfortable in canada too multicultural. Page 110- 111: multiculturalism is fixed and one of being, whereas in the. States she had fluidity she could become someone else, in canada she would be labeled as an indian woman. If youre born american youll want to hyphenate your identity and add the hyphen whereas people coming to america choose to focus just on their. American culture now and murder the other side of them. Who is imre in a wife"s story : a refugee from budapest. Comment on the hybrid aspects of the characters: she alludes to many people of different backgrounds, they are all trying to negotiate the various cultural aspects of their identities.
