She displays that this struggle has remained determined in the native society. That being said, in this paper, I will discuss the reverence the Natives have towards their individual reliability. ... When individuals questioned the parents as to why the son did not get a haircut, the mother merely answers 'he did not ask me to get his hair cut' (Lee, 1959, p.7). This comes to show that the mother solely would not do anything without the appeal of her son. ...

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(Farooq, 2012) For example, as a child I was only permitted to speak my native language "Spanish" in the home and in school I had to speak in English in order to communicate with my classmates and teacher but when I returned home; it was back to speaking "Spanish" again. My parents wanted to make sure that I did not forget my native language and identity as a Hispanic girl. ... (e.g., parents who believe in the "more" that only married people should live together will disapprove of their son living with his girlfriend). They may consider their son's acti...

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Many people come to America to achieve the "American dream" sacrificing their culture and traditions of their native land along the way. ... Gonzales continually stresses to his children the massive amount of struggles and hardships their ancestors had to endure to keep their culture and heritage alive, " I must fight and win this struggle for my son's and they must know from me who I am." ...

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"When talking about the history of this great country, one can never forget that America was built upon the genocide of the Native Americans and the enslavement of African people and it is criminal to say otherwise" Lee added. ... Two of Benjamin Martin's sons are taught to hide in the woods and fire at the passing British soldiers. This scene is followed by one in which one son expresses his joy of killing the soldiers and the other son lays crying and speechless as he stares motionless at the ceiling. ...

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And when the Europeans' dream land of abundance, riches and ease finally found its vessel: the American continent, the collision between the western society and the America's native Indian society was already inevitable. ... On one hand, she was mournful of her own experience, and on the other hand, she worried about her family, her husband, her son and daughter. ...

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