Pulitzer Prize winner, Juhmpa Lahiri, effectively conveys the theme of the alienation experienced by immigrants assimilating into a new place and the exposure of two cultures, relative to how one's 'home' reflects on their identity in the novel, The Namesake. This bildungsroman novel, set in both India and America and which follows a Bengali family's attempts at assimilating within American culture, portrays this theme throughout. ... Her children, for whom assimilation comes more naturally and represent the next generation of immigrants, influence Ashima's alienat...

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The Shaping of a Woman's Success The brilliantly written novel The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. ... Candido and America, the second couple, are illegal immigrants from Mexico. ... Throughout the novel as Boyle develops the characters, it becomes evident how each woman's culture and husband shapes the way these values are expressed and manifested in their lives through their work ethic. ... Because America and Candido are immigrants they are stuck somewhere in the middle of their heritage and trying to fit in this new land. ...

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More than a century later, in 1680, the colonies would begin experiencing successive waves of immigrants from the countries of northwestern Europe and the arrival of African slaves, and the cultural and demographical impact would be enormous. While some European immigrant groups lacked adequate numbers to avoid English assimilation (the Huguenots), others came to America in sufficient numbers to retain a unique ethnic identity that would impact American culture as a whole. ... The only two European immigrant groups that remained isolated were the Germans and the Jews "the Germans being ...

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In the novel The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Twain uses racism, slavery, and freedom throughout his book. ... Immigrants from all over the world immigrate to the United States all the time, so we also have to have a variety of religious freedom as Americans. ... But Twain does show how he mocks religion in his novel. ... I also think that this novel really explains sort of what it means to be an American by somewhat explaining slavery. ... For example, there is that a kind of violence for love in the novel, The Day of the Locust, by Nathanael West. ...

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Chapter 25: Transition to Modern America (the 1920s) Introduction Mass Production: the result was the creation of a New America, on e in which individualism was sacrificed to conformity as a part of the price to be paid for a new era of abundance. The 1920s, often seen as a time of escape and...

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Minorities from all over the globe wishes to immigrate to North America hoping to find a better living situation, enhance education and ironically to live in a country where individual's mind and self are valued with no oppression and power struggles. Despite these wishes, the movie The Joy Luck Clu...

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