A Tale of Two Dilemas: Immigrants

Loneliness, isolation, schizophrenia ... Maybe you have never experienced such strong emotions in your life, but many people around the world are familiar with these words. The reality is everyday. These are the signs of identity dilemma. And it is a serious problem that is currently very common due to the rise in immigration rate. Both Abinader and Maalouf share the experience of dealing with identity dilemmas and their respective articles "Just Off Main Street, 2012" and "Deadly Identities, 2012", each dealing with their own way.

There are two immigrant stories in the mass media. The first is about new immigrants working hard, and their children are partisans of high school and university. Then there is a story of a poor family suffering from bad luck and unhappiness. Naturally, the media has been directed to stories - hard work, patience, and success - that match the success story and the image of American dreams. The story of a single immigrant parent working at the sweatshop is not that attractive.

Clearly, not all immigrant stories are full of pain. Immigrants can better understand their experiences, heal the past, and write to accept the challenges of today's lives. Even the stories of immigrants that started in painful stories in the past end up with stories of their new life often without fear of covering them. Their new life provides opportunities that have never been seen and these stories share this happiness and bring hope. Others make surprisingly positive positive self discovery with them. These people also want to share happiness with others by writing their own experiences. Or they want to tell their new compatriots the house they left behind.

"Immigrant story" has established literary synonyms that you must learn how immigrants, only young people, families or refugee stories will deal with the lives of new countries. This story is usually paired with the traditional idea of ​​the American dream, but it can function in many countries. This story usually includes overcoming language barriers, interesting situations arising from lack of understanding of cultural backgrounds, and changes in views across generations. Adichie talked about these issues at TED's lecture "The Story of Single Story" and warned about reducing stereotypes to a group of people. Selection question - immigration choice - immigration story is a story with some typical features - "single story", immediate unrealistic problem