“Two Ways to Belong in America” by Bharati Mukherjee

In this article, Bharati Mukherjee explains the difference in experience between her and her sister in America. Both sisters were born and raised in Calcutta, India, moved to the United States to find education and work. Bharti is a US citizen and her sister Mira is not.

What I felt was interesting is that the two sisters came to the United States for the same purpose - education. Mila eventually married a student in India and she wanted to be true to her culture so she retained her Indian citizenship and legal immigration status. Bharati married a Canadian American and chose to declare American citizenship. I think Baratti is part of a new speech community, as she adapted to American lifestyle and declared American citizenship. Her older sister does not like the idea of ​​turning her identity into a US citizen. She has been in the United States for over 30 years, but Mira seems to belong to a more traditional and culturally speaking community. Bharti adapts to the "surface pop culture" of American society.

When I blended into American society, different views between the two sisters remind me of my different views with some friends. Clearly, my friend is growing different from me. I asked them what kind of career they wanted to pursue, and they answered, "I just want to get married." I was born and raised in Pakistan and our mother got married when I was young. However, when we were born and raised in the United States, I think that we should have not only random people who chose to marry their parents, but also higher goals. I do not think they have incentives to work so hard to achieve their goals as their parents do not encourage them to get a degree of at least 4 years. In fact, my parents talked about marriage when I was young. On the other hand, my sister had been engaged since childhood, but my parents encouraged her to marry and focus on the school in undergraduate courses for at least 4 years before starting a new life . I think it is important to integrate into a new speech community like Bharati's assimilation of American society. Otherwise, you might miss a really important thing like the future.

"There are two ways in America," Bharati Mukherjee wrote about self-reform that took place after moving from India to America. Unlike her sister, Mira, she still accepts her American citizenship despite the plan that Bharatti had yet to return to India. I only have a student visa in the Italian term but I am in love with Italian lifestyle and cultural pride. Living in other countries is an exciting experience where you can see the way people live around the world. As part of her embrace of citizenship, Bharati wants to be part of the community she lives in. I spoke Italian with local people and stand out in the Italian community by trying to live at a slow pace. I will never forget going to the country to join my cooking class with my friend. There, women and her family welcome us to their quaint houses and light up love and happiness.

Throughout the article "Two Ways America", Bharati Mukherjee compares herself to her sister Mira and compares her life as an immigrant American with the living resident's life. Mukherjee wrote (article) "to solve the campaign in parliament to deprive the government of foreign residents from foreign residents", he says, as follows. Social courtesy and gentleness, this is what her Americanization can proceed. She came here to maintain identity. Mukherjee uses the United States as her new life and culture, and her older sister, Mira, maintains her identity as India and returns home as soon as possible. They all came to America under the same circumstances, but their attitude towards the American way of bringing two different lives and impressions to other Americans and governments.