Good and Bad in Everything
Hernandez, Heidy Hernandez 1
Ms. Carbonoara
English 3-4, Per. 1
7 October 2014 Good and Bad in Everything As one reads a short story titled “By Any Other Name” by Santha Rama Rau, readers discover interesting bonds and conflicts about a 5 year old girl named Rau, which she experiences bad moments from British people in her childhood. Comparing the British culture and Indian culture. We can clearly see that they both don’t have much in common, other than them both have a unique style and go to the same school. For example, “I remember having certain detached and disbelieving concern in the actions of “Cynthia”, but certainly no responsibility” (Rau 114). Rau had no interest on being Cynthia, as she said she felt detached and disbelieving from that “Cynthia”. Rau had high virtue and values for her culture and didn’t think she should participate in the British culture, but she really didn’t have choice. But she just thought that “Cynthia” was a nobody that she had to be a part of it. In addition, Indian culture is still proven to be worse than British culture, but Indian’s have some great values, “I suppose there were about a dozen Indian children in the school” (Rau 115). In their British school, there were so many few Indians in that school, and so many more British students. Because the British culture continues to believe to think they’re better but Indians has some unique people as they were a few in that school being treated unfairly but tend to stay brave and strong. Furthermore, “I had never grasped the system of competitive games. At home, whenever we played tag or guessing games, I was always allowed to “win”-“because.” Mother used to tell Premila, “she is youngest, and we have to allow for that” (Rau 116). Cynthia experienced something more different than her type of game. When Cynthia and her family would play games at home, they would play fairly; they thought it was better of the youngest would “win” because the Indian culture is all
Ms. Carbonoara
English 3-4, Per. 1
7 October 2014 Good and Bad in Everything As one reads a short story titled “By Any Other Name” by Santha Rama Rau, readers discover interesting bonds and conflicts about a 5 year old girl named Rau, which she experiences bad moments from British people in her childhood. Comparing the British culture and Indian culture. We can clearly see that they both don’t have much in common, other than them both have a unique style and go to the same school. For example, “I remember having certain detached and disbelieving concern in the actions of “Cynthia”, but certainly no responsibility” (Rau 114). Rau had no interest on being Cynthia, as she said she felt detached and disbelieving from that “Cynthia”. Rau had high virtue and values for her culture and didn’t think she should participate in the British culture, but she really didn’t have choice. But she just thought that “Cynthia” was a nobody that she had to be a part of it. In addition, Indian culture is still proven to be worse than British culture, but Indian’s have some great values, “I suppose there were about a dozen Indian children in the school” (Rau 115). In their British school, there were so many few Indians in that school, and so many more British students. Because the British culture continues to believe to think they’re better but Indians has some unique people as they were a few in that school being treated unfairly but tend to stay brave and strong. Furthermore, “I had never grasped the system of competitive games. At home, whenever we played tag or guessing games, I was always allowed to “win”-“because.” Mother used to tell Premila, “she is youngest, and we have to allow for that” (Rau 116). Cynthia experienced something more different than her type of game. When Cynthia and her family would play games at home, they would play fairly; they thought it was better of the youngest would “win” because the Indian culture is all