Compare and contrast the sense of community characterized within the stories; specifically the traditions of community from stories set in India Vs. the stories set in the United States. How do cultural traditions, like Halloween or Indian Temples, effect the stories characters sense of identity? How far ( if at all) do you think these traditions or sense of community and cultural identity blend the cultural barrier? If you believe they do, in what methods does Lahiri choose to communicate this? Finally, do you think that Lahiri wanted to develop the idea of what binds the sense of community and cultural assimilation or rather what disrupts it? Can you find any textual evidence to support your opinion?
Courtney, Punit, Anthony, Amanda, and India
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