Sonrisas
Every culture is subject to change while at the same time able to oppose it. Although most families want to keep their traditional customs, Mukherjee, Mora, and Kincaid show how as time moves on, people progress, and with progress comes change. Change occurs in peoples minds and overall attitudes towards life. Despite the fact that most families are opposed to cultural changes, it is an inevitable part of life in which people must adapt. In all these stories, the cultural expectations are modified between the individual and family relationships brought about by external conflicts.
In “Girl”, Kincaid uses repetitiveness to describe the awful changes happening thought the story. This dialogue between a mother and a daughter manages to capture the distinct differences amongst the two family members. The mother presents her with lessons that were past down to her as a child. As any mother would, she desires the best for her daughter, so she guides her with these......
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