The Impact of Culture in Society “She said it was because Indians cheat” (Rama Rau 39). In her text, Santha, explains how the perspective people have about a culture can affect how the people within that culture see themselves, and ultimately the world. No matter what a person’s culture is, it will always affect the way he views the world through experiences, traditions, and what he is taught at home. A person’s culture greatly affects the way he views the world. The experiences someone has with his culture can shape the way he views the world and himself. An example could be, “She said it was because Indians cheat” (Rama Rau 39). Due to Indians being stereotyped as cheaters Premila’s teacher in the text treated her differently compared…show more content… These people might believe that a person’s personality is the only thing that helps shape the way they view the world. Personality traits do play an important role in defining how a person sees the world because they decide how a person acts, and who they hang out with. However, it could be argued that a person’s personality is also influenced by his cultural background. For example, people in the Latin community tend to be more loud and festive than people in other cultures. This is due to their personality and also the culture they grew up in. It is clear, after observing the evidence that culture will always affect a person’s perspective of the…show more content… “Before going to bed that night I looked at myself in the mirror above the bathroom sink, and I saw only my face staring back...I began to cry. Such a sad ugly girl!” (Tan 19). In Two Kinds, Jing-mei was being forced by her mother to become a prodigy which put her under a lot of pressure to try and become what her mother expected her to be. Many other kids, like Jing-mei, who have immigrant parents go through the same thing because their parents come to America looking for a fresh start and they think that a having a prodigy child will give them just that. However, they do not realize that some kids are not as gifted as others and that they are putting too much pressure on their children. Being pressured to become something he is not can change a person’s perspective of the world. “You ought to try to make something of yourself, too, Maggie. It’s really a new day for us. But from the way you and mama still live, you’d never know it” (Walker 65).In this example, Maggie has always lived with her mom and they do not go out a lot. On the contrary Maggie’s sister, Dee, does not live with them anymore and has thus learned a lot about the world than she did when she lived with her mother. Both sisters have very different views of the world because Dee has seen more of the world while Maggie has always been stuck int he same
