The Dream Of The Red Chamber

Cultural differences are apparent from one group of people to another. Culture is based on many things that are passed on from one generation to the next. Most of the time people take for granted their language, beliefs, and values. When it comes the cultural differences of people there is no right or wrong. People should be aware of others culture and respect the differences that are between them. The United States and China are two very large countries that have cultures that are well known through out the world. There are many differences between the United States and China, but there are many contributing factors that shape the cultures of these two countries.

The Red Room’ written by H.G.Wells is a short story that breaks from his usual science fiction by choosing a gothic horror for this epical short story.

The eastern religions that we have discussed in class are Hinduism, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. The western religions that we have discussed in class are Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The Eastern Religions have originated in countries such as China, India, and Japan. The western religions originated in Europe and the Americas. There are few similarities between eastern religions and western religions, but many differences. The biggest difference between the two religions is that eastern religions believe in more than one god, whereas western religions believe in one God.

An example of a great relationship in the story is the marriage of Hsi-lu and Kao. Hsi-lu says to her husband Kao, “Would you be willing to give up attending to our family’s business affairs and let me look after them?” Kao let her take over; for six months everything went well with the family’s affairs, and Kao praised her” (Spence 63). Hsi-lu did such a good job with what Kao asked of her to do that he praised her very much. He let his wife take care of the family’s expenses and pay the bills. During this time woman running the household and paying bills is unheard of. No man would let a woman do the job that he was supposed to be doing, but Kao saw how smart his wife was and let her do her thing. It turned out for the best. Along from this relationship, other women in relationships, along with widows, are treated very poorly. Men were considered higher up and better than women so men and women were not equals. Spence has been able to show throw the novel The Death of Woman Wang the positive and negative sides to these relationships that took place in seventeenth century China.

In the ancient Chinese culture, the role of women was very restricted. They were raised by their parents until the age of marriage to be given away to another family. When living under their father’s roof he was the one they had to obey to, once married they then had to obey to their husband. Women were restricted to the walls of their home, which is no longer the case nowadays.

The most important things I am taking away from this class is the key difference of Eastern and Western religions. Eastern religions include Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism that mostly focus on right action know as orthopraxy. While Western religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam believe in right belief orthodoxy. Western religions tend to use creeds example being in Christianity the Apostles creed. Creeds are statements of fundamental beliefs in a religion.

Through Shen Fu’s Six Records of a Floating Life, Chinese ideals and realities are portrayed through Yun’s mistakes as a wife and daughter-in-law. Yun’s characteristics, marital relationship, and societal expectations are all told through Shen Fu’s perspective. With the aid of other works, Position of Women in Early China, Widows Loyal Unto Death, Confucian Teachings, and The Metal Bound Box, the comparisons of Chinese ideals and the written realities can be brought to light. Specific examples from Shen Fu’s memoir can depict the Chinese societal expectations of women in the Ch’ing Dynasty, ca 1700.

When comparing cultures, one must form a definition of what culture is. Culture can be easily defined as the social behavior and normality’s found in human societies. It can also be easily made up of a composed arrangement of educated conduct and thought designs. Culture is a sorted out framework since it includes many parts. Throughout the world, there are many cultures that are both very different and also very similar. "Culture encompasses religion, food, what we wear, how we wear it, our language, marriage, music, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at table, how we greet visitors, how we behave and one million other things." (Cristina De Rossi.)

The Tang dynasty is often regarded as China’s Golden Age, a period in which art and literature flourished. However, the dynasty, like all others, eventually declined, in large part due to the actions of one particular emperor. Emperor Xuanzong was a Tang emperor, who, after meeting a young woman, suddenly had far less desire to rule his vast empire. The woman, Yang Guifei, was beautiful, but her growing influence in government, coupled with Xuanzong’s refusal to rule due to his newfound love, sparked outrage in the Tang court and among the people, culminating in Xuanzong’s abdication from the throne in the An Lushan rebellion in 755. Xuanzong’s love was used against him by the court and his subjects, showing that his personal desires were overridden by two groups more prominent than the emperor himself. The same idea can be applied to the Shakespearean classic, Romeo and Juliet, where two star-crossed lovers’ fates are ultimately decided by their families. Romeo’s family, the Montagues, and Juliet’s family, the Capulets, are entrenched in a centuries long feud, with no end in sight. The two lovers are caught in the crossfire and as a result, their love is stuck in gridlock. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses Romeo’s and Juliet's suffering as a result of the Montague Capulet feud to show that personal interests may be compromised for the beliefs of a larger group.

I believe a difference in upbringing or a difference in religion beliefs can lead to a difference in cultural perspectives, for example, me and my wife were at a camera store up here in New York City that was a Jewish-owned business. We purchased a camera and upon completing the deal my wife went to shake the salesman's hand and he politely declined because he said he was Orthodox, we did not take any offense we said thank you and kept it moving. Another person who would not be understanding to someone else’s culture might have gotten

Providing the two heroines with strong and engaging personalities, the novel portrays the life of two young Chinese girls, who because of historical events and family secrets, have to grow up faster than what they had planned. The book delivers emotional themes that are powerful yet familiar, and is written in a compelling manner.

As different as they may seem, all religions are pretty similar. Even just the small things that are just here and there can connect many religions together. That is not to say that there are also differences between them like their stances on many beliefs, gods, and followers of their religion. However the eastern and western religions are so similar and yet so different that I have decide to label the similarities and differences. That being said, I believe that the western are so similar and yet so different that they must be analyzed. After all they believe in a higher power, pray, and do other such things that are similar but still every reason they are similar is also how they're different. For example, in the religions Hinduism and

In this film, Bernardo with two things, simply stresses the conflict between Chinese and Western cultures. The first thing is distinguished. Under the influence of Western culture, the social status of traditional Chinese women has been improved obviously. For Wen Xiu and Pu Yi's divorce. From the perspective of feminism, the film interprets the spirit of the embroidery against the patriarchal society. In the film, Wen Xiu (3) proposed divorce because of the unbearable polygamy system,, and Pu Yi always favored Wan Rong (4), which led to Wen Xiu proposed divorce. In this scene, we can speak of the conflict between the modern women's independent thinking and the traditional marriage system. For thousands of years, the feudal system based on Confucianism, the oppression of women is harsh, the Chinese women for thousands of years have been living under the weight of feminist society, there is no freedom in terms of. In particular, the concept of chastity of Chinese women is expected to be very robust, and now still retains the chastity arch. This is the reason why those who, after the death of her husband, never built a woman remarried. The arch is the era of female oppression complaints. In Chinese history, the polygamous marriage system existed until it was deleted in modern times. In Chinese history, only men can divorce a woman, never a woman can divorce a man, especially in patriarchal

Han Kang’s use of comparison between two closely related but very different characters demonstrates society’s definition of a dutiful wife. Unable to withstand the embarrassment of having a wife he is not proud of, he leaves her. Han Kang used the sense of pressure to depict not only the public opinion, but also the force that drives Mr. Cheong’s actions.

For example, the eldest son in a family will not be permitted to talk to his parents or grandparents the same way he talks to his younger siblings. This social hierarchy is apparent in Asian schools where people in younger schools act very polite to their upperclassmen. The Western culture; in contrast to Eastern or Asian culture. The quality of life is strongly valued in western culture where families should be prioritized before work. Western cultures such as the US are much more laid back compared to Eastern cultures regarding human interactions. Western cultures are not as reserved and stand closer together when having conversations. In Western cultures, they consider life as a form of service, whether it is toward your business, family, belief, and so on. In Eastern cultures, life is viewed as a never ending journey, although of course this depends on which Eastern cultural belief we are focused on. Eastern cultural tend to have a more spiritual approach to their goals where they encourage each individual to lead a virtuous life while striving towards their success, while Western culture is more materialistic which refers to the concrete elements you have in your life such as money and strives towards success through ethical analysis and actions.