Native American Culture Essay

Often times, culture greatly influences the way one views the world and other people. In fact, culture consistently informs the way one views the world. One way that culture influences views of the world is through self esteem. As shown in the text “Two Kinds” by Amy Tan self esteem affects the way one views the world. “And after seeing, once again, my mother’s disappointed face, something inside me began to die. I hated the tests, the raised hopes, and failed expectations… -and understood that it would always be this ordinary face-I began to cry.” Ni kan is so disappointed in herself because of her failure to meet her mother’s expectations. This makes her think that everyone else is better than her, and they all get everything easily. She

This is shown in the text “An Indian Father’s Plea.” Wind Wolf was brought up in Native American culture, not with the white people in urban areas, which is why he learns differently than his peers. His father taught him differently than the way his peers were taught. For example, Wind Wolf learned more through nature and the spiritual ways of his Native American tribe. His peers on the other hand learned through modern technology. This is seen when the text says “Why? Because he has been taught to watch and study the changes in nature. It is hard for him to make the appropriate psychic switch from the right to the left hemisphere of the brain when he sees the leaves turning bright colors, the geese heading south, and the squirrels scurrying around for nuts to get ready for a harsh winter.” In the text “Two Kinds” the mother has extremely high expectations for her daughter. Because of her parenting skills, her daughter expects more of herself than average people, and she thinks everyone else has nicer parents or they all get everything easy. “Of course, you can be a prodigy, too,” her mother says to her. My parents also have extremely high expectations for me. This makes me view others differently because they don’t have to meet the same