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Prejudicial Perceptions
March 31, 2004 Expository Essay English 1101 The use of language is an incentive for prejudicial perceptions which bring many issues to the attention of people everywhere. People who do not understand certain languages want to either learn that language, or they feel apprehensive towards those who know more about other languages than they do. Some people are ashamed of their culture, family history, and wish that they could change it. They long for acceptance from today’s harsh society. People who come from multicultural families who speak two or more languages are either ridiculed thought of as smart, or too smart, therefore causing a want to be "common". Elizabeth Wong gave many examples of cultural separation or "divorce" as she would put it, in "The Struggle to be an AllAmerican Girl". She told of how she felt great disgrace for her Chinese ethnicity and culture. She wanted to be that "AllAmerican Girl" to fit into our judgmental society. She felt hatred towards her mother for only knowing broken English. As she got older and matured, she learned to respect and be proud of her families culture. Most People have more respect for family and they realize that family is one of the most important things in life. When you are younger, family is important, but in a different type of way. Most people find themselves looking back on their childhood wishing that they could go back and relive it. They miss relying on their parents for support but on the other hand, they start looking forward to having a family of their own. Joyce Chang shared similar views to that of Elizabeth Wong. She was qu... Please login to view comments from other users.
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