Two Styles?

The major component of Lahiri’s growing identity as an American was to make a fusion between her original cultures with the Western culture. She doesn’t just want to be a true American, neither a person with her own cultures only. She wants to keep her initial culture and try to adapt the American culture to be with her friends and teachers in school. Lahiri had mentioned that she was the first generation raised in America while most of the other families have been living in America for a few generations. Other children already had parents that are well adapted to the United States while her parents are still not used to the American culture. The way how Lahiri’s parents think may be different from how her friend’s parents think when they deal with situations. Even though she has a different background from other children, she still felt equal with others where she and her culture were not being discriminated. Everyone was treated equally no matter which country or culture you came from. That was the good thing that Lahiri felt when she first went into America: everyone was equal. The figurative speech isn’t used effectively in this story although there are a few pretty good personifications.