ipl-logo

Cultural Identity In 'An Indian Father's Plea'

141 Words1 Page

One’s perspective is affected by their environment, their surroundings, and the culture they choose to adapt. Due to everybody’s unique cultural identity, we are all different, however, to others, one might be viewed as simple-minded or alien, as shown in “An Indian Father’s Plea”. An example from the essay would be “...I can't understand why you have already labeled him a ‘slow learner’ ”. The son was stereotyped because he is different, darker, and unlike the other ‘white’ children. Both part of distinct culture, the Indians and white people, were educated and nourished differently. Another demonstration of this from “An Indian Father's Plea” is “...because you are Indian and we are white...”. In the story, the conflict between the white

Show More
Related

  • Personal Narrative: My Growing Up Indian

    195 Words  | 1 Pages

    We are often told that it’s ok to be different. My younger version would definitely agree. Growing up Indian, I had the benefit of teachers repeating instructions a bit louder and slower. I never worried about getting injured on the baseball field, because I got to sit on the bench. My parents never had to worry about driving me to sleepovers, though I was seemingly friends with everyone in school.

    Read More

  • What Is Ceremony Tayo Colonialism

    201 Words  | 1 Pages

    (Silko, 177) To elaborate, the answer to his internalized struggle is how colonialism has in bred whites as the saviors to the savage Indians. Moreover, it has brought him to believe the lie that whites are there to save him and can not do any harm. Also, how he

    Read More

  • Man To Send Rainclouds By Sandra Cisneros

    722 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the short poem “Can I Ask You a Personal Question” this racial clash is seen through the eyes of a Native American who is continuously asked questions only because of the way she looks. Questions about the length of her hair and if she made her won clothing, all because of the clash of culture within the native Americas and the white Americans. This clash of culture is a long past of misunderstanding of the Native Americans and their place in the Americas. In many of the other poems about Native Americans the past of the fighting between American Indians and settlers of America is brought forth. All of this racial misunderstanding and fighting is due to the clash of culture due to race between the two

    Read More

  • Why Will Kymlicka Views Aboriginal Rights As A Class Of Minority Rights

    803 Words  | 4 Pages

    He recognizes the unfairness between dominant cultures, mainly that of the Western Europeans, and minority cultures. He also pointed

    Read More

  • The Trials And Tribulations Of Racialized Critical Rhetorical Theory

    1482 Words  | 6 Pages

    As we study the reason behind why and what elements play a role in theorizing about the role that race plays in various rhetorical cultures. The essay argues that by incorporating theoretical insights and critical race theory insights, we can better understand and study of race and race relations. There are two forms of racism, traditional versus modern. In our history of time, as our way of

    Read More

  • The Hate U Give Theme

    1573 Words  | 7 Pages

    In this quote it shows that he is privileged and shows ignorance and unknowingly provides prejudices, displaying his internalized prejudice. The story shows the necessity for individuals it relearns and question their own internal bias through

    Read More

  • An Indian Father's Plea By Robert Lake, Wind-Wolf

    959 Words  | 4 Pages

    Culture plays a large role on how someone views others and the world. Some things that can affect some one’s perspective are their childhood, past experiences, and their ethnic background. In “An Indian Father’s Plea” by Robert Lake, Wind-Wolf’s father, Medicine Grizzly Bear, explains why his child isn’t a slow learner, and that he is just different from the other children in an educational way. He say’s this because his son has been taught differently than the other children- because of his Indian culture.

    Read More

  • An Indian Father's Plea '

    628 Words  | 3 Pages

    Every day we use our culture. Whether it be to argue claims, express opinions, or make decisions, culture plays a part in each area. Culture is who we are, one’s identity, its extent is enormous over our views and actions. A person grows up surrounded with culture at a young age. This can affect how they learn and what they learn.

    Read More

  • Pretty Like A White Boy By Drew Hayden Taylor

    542 Words  | 3 Pages

    The stereotypes of a white man affects Drew Hayden Taylor by forgetting his true identity of being an Indigenous man and gets comfortable with the stereotypes society has made him believe he belongs to. Secondly, In the passage Compatriots by Emma Lee Warrior it explores culture appropriation within Indigenous and German Lifestyle. Hilda, a German who is studying Indians, is eager to learn about the lifestyle and culture of Indigenous communities. When talking about sun dances, Hilda is confused as to why Lucy has not been to a sun dance saying “Buy Why? Don't you believe in it?

    Read More

  • Analysis Of Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian By Sherman Alexie

    1121 Words  | 5 Pages

    In his book the Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Sherman Alexie portrays a teenage boy, Arnold Spirit (junior) living in white man’s world, and he must struggle to overcome racism and stereotypes if he must achieve his dreams. In the book, Junior faces a myriad of misfortunes at his former school in ‘the rez’ (reservation), which occurs as he struggles to escape from racial and stereotypical expectations about Indians. For Junior he must weigh between accepting what is expected of him as an Indian or fight against those forces and proof his peers and teachers wrong. Therefore, from the time Junior is in school at reservation up to the time he decides to attend a neighboring school in Rearden, we see a teenager who is facing tough consequences for attempting to go against the racial stereotypes.

    Read More

  • Part Time Indian

    749 Words  | 3 Pages

    This picture talks to Junior feeling overcome at his lack of uniqueness and low self-esteem; he wants to be seen and liked. Conclusion In conclusion, The true diary of a part time Indian, depicts some apparent stereotypes that people face on a daily basis. This has been proven by analysing these stereotypes; Being poor is a consequence of being stupid and being ugly and race, Having a disability can stop you from attaining your goals and by analysing a stereotypical cartoon found the first chapter of this

    Read More

  • Prejudice And Discrimination In A Different Mirror By Ronald Takaki

    1236 Words  | 5 Pages

    As a young country, the United States was a land of prejudice and discrimination. Wanting to grow their country, white Americans did what they had to in order to make sure that they were always on top, and that they were always the superior race. It did not matter who got hurt along the way because everything that they did was eventually justified by their thinking that all other races were inferior to them. A Different Mirror by Ronald Takaki describes the prejudice and discrimination against African Americans and Native Americans in the early history of the United States.

    Read More

  • Superman And Me Rhetorical Analysis

    197 Words  | 1 Pages

    Superman and Me - A Rhetorical Precis In “Superman and Me” (1998), an essay written for the Los Angeles Times, Sherman Alexie Jr. explains how the stereotype that Indian children are less intelligent than other children is not only incorrect, but harmful. Alexie provides examples of his own intelligence, having read “Grapes of Wrath in kindergarten” (5); and exhibits his personal experiences with the intelligence of other Indians (they “could tell complicated stories and jokes at the dinner table”) in contrast to how they acted around those who were not Indian (“They were monosyllabic”) demonstrating how Indians are “expected to fail” in a “non-Indian” society (6). Alexie draws contrasts between the stereotype and the truth in order to clearly

    Read More

  • Interpreter Of Maladies By Jhumpa Lahiri Analysis

    1116 Words  | 5 Pages

    In the novel, Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, nine distinct stories are told that depict families or people of Indian descent who experience different situations and circumstances that affect their lives. Many themes arise throughout the stories, but one that is prevalent through two specific stories, Mrs.Sen’s and Interpreter of Maladies, is the idea of cultural assimilation. Mrs.Sen’s and Interpreter of Maladies both portray the idea of cultural assimilation, but in different ways. Mrs.Sen’s is an example of a woman who resisted cultural assimilation in order to preserve her Indian heritage, while Interpreter of Maladies is a story that depicts a family who have fallen victim to cultural assimilation, thus losing a sense of connection to their Indian roots and being conformed into American culture. Lahiri uses the recurring motif of physical objects and actions to illustrate the various effects cultural assimilation has on certain people.

    Read More

  • Themes In The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part-Time Indian

    702 Words  | 3 Pages

    Overcoming a challenge, not giving up, and not being afraid of change are a few themes demonstrated in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Perhaps the most prominent theme derived from the novel is defying the odds, or in other words rising above the expectations of others. Junior Spirit exemplifies this theme throughout the entirety of the book. As Junior is an Indian, he almost expects that he will never leave the reservation, become an alcoholic, and live in poverty like the other Indians on the reservation—only if he sits around and does not endeavor to change his fate. When Junior shares the backstory of his parents, he says that his mother and father came from “poor people who came from poor people who came from poor people, all the way back to the very first poor people” (11).

    Read More

More about Cultural Identity In 'An Indian Father's Plea'

Open Document