Topic > Jhumpa Lahiri Heritage - 969

Das exhibits a stereotypical American flaw where he did not care about his children and would openly go and start discussing his personal life and even in the process he held himself guilty of disrespecting the country and to cultural beliefs, whether she believes it or not, she still has the Indian heritage in her. Lahiri's shows us that Mrs. Das is messy; lazy and above all a bad parent. He simply has no concern for the environment, as he was completely fine after dropping rice snacks all over the floor irritating the local wildlife. Mrs. Das simply represents what is called "Ugly American" who always stands out in the crowd for her own needs and is very narrow minded and only cares about herself. This demonstrated a complete lack of understanding between them and a complete difference between family and culture. Both these marriages may be unhappy, but the cultural difference between them, which results in shattering the idea of ​​Mr. Kapashi's friendship with Mrs. Das. Mr. Kapashi felt that the cultural difference between himself and Ms. das was too great and therefore he did not even want to think about having further personal conversations. This teaches us how two completely different people can bring with them a common heritage, but being raised in different cultures can be very different and mutual. Looking back at history we realize and feel how important it is to maintain our cultural beliefs when it comes to interacting with different people since we not only represent