Two Ways to Belong in America

By Mira marrying an Indian student it shows the reader that she didn't actually marry the man that her father chose, but she did marry within her culture. This supports the statement that Mira ISN'T for America or it's ways.

There were several rhetorical devices that were used in this sentence.

this sentence is an example of Pathos.

Pathos is a feeling of sympathy or sorrow that that affects emotions or feelings.

Bharati's clever use of this rhetorical device fulfills the goal of

This sentence is an example of a metaphor. Bharati compares the closeness of her and Mira to two peas in a pod. The intended effect is to show the reader the bond between Bharati and her sister.

Purpose

Bharati v. Mira

Throughout the essay, Bharati compared and contrasted herself with her sister.

The purpose of this essay is to inform the readers of her personal American immigrant experience compared to her sister's, Mira. these tellings depict the struggles that many immigrants face.

I am an American citizen and she is not. I am moved that thousands of long-term residents are finally taking the oath of citizenship. She is not.

Mira married an Indian student.

I married a fellow student, an American of Canadian parentage.

I am her only blood relative on this continent. We expect to see each other through the looming crises of aging and ill health without being asked.

...from two sisters alike as peas in a pod

She is here to maintain an identity, not to transform it.

America spoke to me- I married it

Ms. Jones

"I feel used," Mira raged on the phone the other night.

I felt then the same sense of betrayal that Mira feels now.

I was always well-employed but never allowed to feel part of the local Quebec or larger Canadian society.

THIS

Ms. Perrin

"I feel manipulated and discarded."

"This is such an unfair way to treat a person...."

MR. Anderson

Mr. Eubanks III

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To my ears, it sounded like the description of a long-enduring, comfortable yet loveless marriage.

February 2, 2016

Pathos was used in this sentence as well. Applying this technique gives the reader a sense of how close they were. This applies to us, because there is that one person who we are so close too that it wouldn't take for someone to tell us to go and assist them if they need it.

Pathos was used to get the reader to appeal

to the emotions of Mira. This technique was

cleverly used, because the author knew that

This was the turning point of the author's feeling towards "The Land where all men are created equal.

The place where every person is considered to be citizens of America."

the reader(s) would think to themselves,

that they've also felt like they've been used,

Two Ways to Belong in America Bharati Mukherjee

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in this sentence, bharati makes a direct comparison between that of her sister's relationship with America to a long-enduring, comfortable yet loveless marriage.

that treating someone like this was unfair,

that they've been cozened.

Does this word ring a bell?

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Mira

• 1960
• Child Psychology & Pre-school Education
• Expatriate Indian
• Indian Husband

Bharati v. Mira

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calcutta, india

views on politics

social issues

love

marriage

Bharati

• 1960
• creative writing
• American Citizen
• Canadian american husband

Clark Biase married Bharati in 1963. He is of Canadian parentage. By her marrying outside of her ethnic group, this shows that she wanted to embrace the American life.

question

By the time we finish this lesson, you'll be able to answer this question.

What are the two ways to belong in America???

In our conclusion of this lesson, according to Bharati Mukherjee, the two ways to belong in America is....

Italics are a way to put emphasis on key points in a printed text, or when quoting a speaker a way to show which words they stressed. Bharati italicized the word 'this' to show that this(America) was not her home. That she had nor wanted anything to do with America, besides getting her degree.

either as a citizen or an immigrant.

Melting Pot

By Anna Quindlen

In this 1986 short story, many different...

Mukherjee states that she now feels the same way that her sister felt the entire 35 years while living in America, that same sense of betrayal. She understands the reasoning behind Mira's madness.