Female Immigrate Character Analysis

They live in a stressful situation, but both hold it firm and lived through it. Their stories had taught a new generation a lesson that life was not easy as thought. Sometime it could be difficult to manage like both characters’ lives happened in the story. They were not crazy, but they were strong enough to live through their stress. Life sometime is unpredictable, but learning how to understand of the change could be a tool helping us to challenge our

“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots”(Garvey).This quote really represents the two stories and represents the two daughters who don't acknowledge their culture.Maggie and Mira are similar to each other and have the same views on their culture.Dee and Bharti are the similar as well because they both don't acknowledge their culture. In “Everyday Use” and “Two Ways to Belong America”, the sisters are very similar and very different, the way they see and value their culture influences how they live their lives.

“We may look and act modern in many ways, but we can’t escape what we are... obedient chinese daughters.” This quote sums up the world that May and Pearl live in, that no matter the culture, no matter the time period, and no matter the situation, your gender decides your fate or does it? The theme of gender and how they dictate our roles in society run rampant in Shanghai Girls by Lisa Lee. Lee’s novel covers a great deal about the immigrant experience and the struggles they had to go through to adapt to their new environment but one thing they didn 't need to adapt was the parts they played in their families. The importance of this traditional society,where the men are the breadwinners and the women the caretakers are first shown in how Pearl and Mays family worked. The father was expected to make money and take care of the household, while the mother, May and Pearl were off fooling around. When the situation turns dire, the father does not conform to his role to help his family and takes the easy way out and sells off his daughters. However the father did not account for his daughters refusing the offer he already made to pay back his debts. This caused a thunderstorm of confusion and trouble, which led to the death of respect, Pearl had for her father. For in this critical moment, the father wet himself and could not muster out a word but the mother brilliantly stepped in and defused the situation. “I see hardness in her that I’ve never seen before.”,

Anna and Mari do not have a huge support system in the choices that they make. Anna has her boyfriend and teacher who supported her choice to go to college. But only a few members of her family even considered it a good idea for Anna to go to college. Mari only support was Yoli, she was considered a lost cause from everybody else. Not having anybody support the choices you make or to be a voice of encouragement is though on a person. Without the support of Yoli, Mari was ready to accept the fact that the school said she should drop out of school, until Yoli supported her to make them eat their words. These young Chicana women were able to encourage themselves to do their own thing without much help from the outside world.

In order to pick up the slack of the other parent, both authors make sacrifices to ensure their children’s needs are met. Edelman feels like she was expected to reduce her work hours instead of her husband because of the gender roles forced upon parents in society today. Edelman became angry with the fact that she felt pressured to prioritize her husband’s career and give up her own career to care for their child. Edelman states “...there was something vaguely unsettling about feeling that my choice hadn’t been much of an actual choice”(51). Edelman also angrily states that the reason she was forced to give up her career was because “...he was ‘the husband’ and…his career took precedence...”(54). Edelman is angry at the fact that society made her believe her career was inferior to her husband’s. Bartels also makes sacrifices for his family. Bartels makes the sacrifices to take pressure off of his wife, who is constantly running their children around to daycare and

How is it possible that two young children from seemingly similar backgrounds could have such opposing futures? Each coming from the poverty of the streets of New York City and yet somehow, one will be successful and the other will commit suicide. This is exactly the case in the novels Ragged Dick, written by Horatio Alger, and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, written by Stephen Crane. Both set in the rough streets of New York City in the mid 1800’s, the novels follow the lives of two poverty-stricken youth, Dick and Maggie. While the two appear similar on the outside, their fates are nothing short of opposites. Upon the reading of each novel, one must ask themselves, what is the American Dream? Is it either of the lives led by these two

Although immigrant women play a big role in America’s society and economy, they have been constantly mistreated and looked down upon throughout history. Not only do they face the burden of the stratifications that their gender entails but they also struggle to adopt the American culture and norms. America was viewed as the land of opportunities and economic prosperity, a perspective that draws in many immigrant women who were willing to leave their families and possessions to come to this foreign country in hopes of a better life. In America, they faced many challenges as they not only had to work long hours but also took care of their families and do housework as well. They struggled to make a standard living out of low wage jobs and assimilating into America’s society. Today, the treatment of immigrant women has improved greatly as they have stood together and fought for their rights. Immigrant women have built communities and held strikes for better pay and treatment. Although America has made great strides in improving treatment of immigrant women, there is still social injustice. Immigrant women have come a long way from the first time they entered America until now, but their stories are often left untold and omitted from American history.

Willy and Amanda are parents who love their children very much. They can't accept the mistakes they've made in the past. This inability to deal with the past leaves them living in it. Their children are seldom given the example of how to work for the future. Amanda and Willy don't set goals for their children,

Second, this films also depend on the challenging of family life in the United States. Alike is the oldest daughter in her family and her life looks perfect. For example, Alike father’s Arthur is a police officer, and her mother’s Audrey is a good housewife for taking care of the house and the children. Alike Sister’s Sharonda can go to school and does not have to worry about the cost of education. Even though, their family looks perfect on outside, there are many problems inside home that the people cannot see easily.

Social class, gender, location and migration status affected how immigrants and their children incorporate into America. Children and teens contribute to their families social and economic status by helping sell various products on the street. All ages of children contribute to the family income by contributing hours of manual labor after school, breaks or during the weekend. The jobs can include handling money, translator or selling food to various customers. Street vendors in Los Angeles is an illegal source of income therefore, many people label various Latinos who use street vending as a source of income. Many people view street vendor is associated with crime, begging, dirtiness and deviances. People also feel children should not

There are many events included in the story that show the struggles Lupita and her brother face on their journey to and life in America. One thing that was different was the religion and holidays. Lupita was often upset on holidays that she celebrated at home because they were not holidays that Aunt Consuelo and her family celebrated in America. Another thing Lupita troubled with was the way her brother acted once they moved to California. Her brother often hung out with his friends (which were a bad influence) and left Lupita behind. Back in Mexico Salvador (Lupita’s brother) did not do this. Lupita and her brother struggled with many things while they were in the United States but they eventually learned how to work them out.

This proves how people’s cultures distort the way they view the world and others, she felt like she couldn’t fit in with the new society because she didn’t look or talk like them. Her views were changed even more when the US started to send immigrants back to their country even if they had a green card. When they started deporting immigrants one of the sisters felt “used” (was her words), she started viewing the people of America worse than she did before. The sister thought that the American culture didn’t act like this in the past and she didn’t understand why they were doing this now. In

The Gillison family has dealt with many emotional situations. Both Meshia and her partner Tahir have lost a parent, which has been very emotionally straining on their lives. Meshia was very close to her father. When he was diagnosed with end stage lung cancer and she had to witness him go through hospice treatment and care it took a toll on her. After her father’s death her mother and sister decided to move down south due to the new financial strains of being without her father’s income. Meshia decided to stay in Connecticut because she thought it would be best to raise her

The main connection that I see among the two stories are between Kate and Mrs. Kearney. They are both strong women with strong values living in a society that is dominated by men and fearful of a woman with an opinion. Although Kate is never seen in the story as being discriminated for her gender, her role as leader of the household is unusual in itself. Stubborn about greed stubborn about morality

Both the novel Girl in Translation and So the Path Does Not Die describe immigration stories for two young girls and illustrate some of the countless sacrifices immigrants are forced to deal with. In the novel Girl in Translation, Kim and her mother travel to the United States in search of a better life. They don’t have much in Hong Kong especially after the passing of Kim’s father, so moving to New York with the help of Ma’s sister provided the greatest opportunity for Kim. Fina on the other hand, in the novel So the Path Does Not Die, initially flees her country for a very different reason. Her sister had died from complications during female genetic circumcision so in order to avoid a similar fate she must flee from her village. Fina being from a rural part of Sierra Leone fights the odds and is able to obtain an education as well as obtain a visa with the help of NGO workers and her diamond-dealing admirer. Even though the two characters have different backgrounds, they share numerous similarities, including the adversities they were forced to face while being in the United States. Both Kim and Fina were forced into making many sacrifices most of which were necessary for their overall success. Though necessary, some of the sacrifices that the two protagonists face pose a wide variety moral dilemmas throughout their respected novels. Much of what the characters must endure ultimately leads to their success and overall happiness.