Thanksgiving A Personal History By Jennifer New Analysis

Have you ever had your opinion on something entirely changed? What made it change? It likely could have been family and tradition. An individual’s family and traditions have the most influence on one’s perspective because it uses examples to change someone’s opinion on something. Tradition is an important factor when it comes to changing opinions. In the article“Matrimony with a Proper Stranger”, on pg.86, the author states,”But as Kumar says, the idea is more acceptable if it is part of your culture”. This shows that Kumar’s opinion is more likely to be swayed when he thinks about tradition. In the article Rajiv supports the fact that Indian immigrants are being influenced by tradition to have self arranged marriages. On pg.85 it

Her opinion was changed after she had a special moment with her family. On pg.69 it says,”The moment that brought us together-my grandparents, mom and dad, my uncle and his partner, and my great grandmother-was perhaps the most quiet moment of all (New 69).”This reveals that her opinion on Thanksgiving was changed because of the moment she shared with her family. In the essay “An Indian Father's Plea”, Wind-wolf was influenced by his family and his opinion on the world became different from his peers at school. On pg.111 his father explains,”He is not culturally “disadvantaged,” but he is culturally “different” If you ask him how many months there are in a year, he will probably tell you 13. He will respond this way not because he doesn’t know how to count properly, but because he has been taught by our traditional people that there are 13 full moons in a year according to the native tribal calendar and that there are really 13 planets in our solar system and 13 tail feathers on a perfectly balanced eagle, the most powerful kind of bird to use in ceremony and healing.”This indicates that Wind-wolf’s opinion and perspective of the world has been changed because of his