She explored herself in her new way. In choosing her husband against her father’s choice, she chose fluidity (change) and self-invention. She changed from her saree into her blue jeans and her T-shirt. In doing so, she ruined her 3,000-year caste observation, living in all parts of North America. Her academic writings are often read as proud works of cultural and psychological “mixture”.
They were each other’s only blood relatives, so they were close to each other on the phone. They felt sorry for each other. Mira sympathizes with Bharati for marrying outside of an ethnic community that erases Native Americanism and an unstructured lifestyle, and Bharati sympathizes with Mira for her narrow perception and superficial understanding of American society.
Both have embraced America in their own unique ways because of their experiences there. Mira wants to maintain her Indian identity, but Vice President Gore’s subsequent “Citizenship USA” campaign and the rise in illegal immigration change the tone of the conversation between the two sisters. felt manipulated, taken advantage of and rejected by the American government.
Mira expressed disappointment that America could impose new rules, even on legal immigrants like myself who have invested their knowledge in the development of American preschool education and followed all the rules.
America If the U.S. applies new rules that limit the benefits of legal immigrants, it should impose them on those entering the United States after those rules have already been put in place. We belong to a community of millions of immigrants rooted in one job, one city, one home, one ancestral culture and one cuisine, rather than things. Mila wants to stay in America but is adamant against American citizenship.
She was furious and said, “If Americans want to play manipulation games, I will too.
She was furious and said, “If Americans want to play manipulation games, I will too.
Theme of Two Ways To Belong in America
“Two Ways to Belong in America” is her personal essay by Bharati Mukherjee, in which she describes her experiences as an immigrant in the United States and the paths she and her sister followed to adjust to American society.
looking back on different paths, Mukherjee explains how she became a citizen and fully embraced American culture. Her older sister, on the other hand, chose to retain her Indian citizenship and cultural identity.
In her story, Mukherjee explores the complexities of immigration and the different paths individuals can take to find a sense of belonging in a new country.
