... are American-born and feel a greater belonging to the Westernised culture within America than to their Bengali background, they each experience the same alienation that true immigrants experience. Seen as outsiders, their assimilation into the American world is difficult, struggling to fit into either culture they have been exposed to, or to find their real home. Juhmpa Lahiri effectively presents the ... ...

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... members of these small groups of movers and shakers tend to dominate all policy-making in their respective specialized areas of concern, and they tend to present a united front against "outsiders" who attempt to invade their turf and alter established policies that have been worked out by years of private negotiations among the "insiders" (Johnson). This display of the elite dominating ... ...

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... its authoritarian implications, using the barrier as a simile for a pointing finger "and it rose up and down like a pointing finger" to capture the alienation experienced by migrants as outsiders, not accepted as part of a wider community. Thereby, Skyrnecki concludes that cultural connections are imperative (important) in creating a sense of belonging, shown by the metonymy (metaphor) "Nationalities sought each ... ...

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... innate social and cultural beliefs of a society, particularly those based on race or sex. By increasing their understanding of an individual, the majority can realize the notion that these 'outsiders' often do not differ so much from themselves, and that through altering their perceptions of others belonging and acceptance can be achieved. Relationships with the wider world are not only ... ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate