Dora, By Jhumpa Lahiri Essay

The story begins with a recounting of the story of Tatica, Reyita’s grandmother, and her trial of being abducted from her native Africa and brought to Cuba to be sold into slavery. Tatica’s story sets a precedent that is upheld by the next generations of her family of racial discrimination, struggle for survival and equality, and political activism. Reyita explains that her grandmother’s love of Africa instilled in Reyita a

In the autumn of 1971, Mr. Pirzada comes to Lilia’s house to dine each night. Mr. Pirzada is from Dacca, then a part of Pakistan. He left behind his wife and seven daughters for a fellowship to study the foliage of New England. Since his fellowship provided for only a meager dorm room, he comes to Lilia’s home to eat with her parents and to watch the news of the Indo-Pakistan War. Dacca had been invaded by the Pakistani army and torched and shelled. Thousands of people were tortured or killed. Although Mr. Pirzada writes a letter to his family each week, he had not heard from them in six months.

We all remember dressing up for Halloween night as children. Getting together with best friends and competing to see who has the best costume or can collect the most candy. For some, this was the best night of the year. Then there are the children who sit at home and go through the motions of what their parents do. These parents inevitably will carve a generic looking pumpkin and then sit down and hand out candy to kids the remainder of the night. The children that are staying at home with their parents are handing out candy to the kids who are living and enjoying their Halloween. As Mac Hammond in “Halloween” stresses, the children that are out having fun on Halloween are the true

Introduction: Patrons of the season of Halloween spend over $2.5 billion dollars every year on candy, costumes, and decorations. Every year millions of kids get dressed up, knock on doors, and beg for candy. Have you ever wondered where this strange tradition originated? The three most important points of Halloween can be summed up by looking at its origins, how it came to include jack-o-lanterns and bobbing for apples, and how it is celebrated today with trick-or-treating and haunted houses.

“When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” is a story about the narrator when she was a young girl (ten years old to be exact) named Lilia and her relationship with a Pakistani botanist by the name of Mr. Pirzada. The author, Thumpa Lahiri, focuses heavily on the bond and relationship between Mr. Pirzada and his seven daughters. As the strain placed on that relationship by the conflict in Pakistan. Over all, the feelings of Mr. Pirzada are conveyed through his actions and his dealings and interactions with Lilia.

In the short story “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine” by Jhumpa Lahiri, Lilia, her parents, and Mr. Pirzada react differently to Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 because of the different cultures in which they grew up. Lilia is a ten-year-old girl growing up in Boston, Massachusetts. The civil war affects her vicariously when she sees her parents and Mr. Pirzada upset. Lilia’s parents are from India and moved to Boston before Lilia was born. They show concern when watching the news of their homeland in peril. Mr. Pirzada is from Pakistan and moves to Boston for one year on a research grant while his wife and seven daughters still live in East Pakistan. The civil war affects him the most because it is his personal property and his direct loved ones that are in the midst of it all.

Transition: With all holidays come celebrations, let’s talk about the festivities that helped shape Halloween today.

Every year millions of kids get dressed up, knock on doors, and beg for candy. With Halloween just around the corner, you all are probably wondering where this strange tradition came from. Every year I have experienced this holiday and have done research on this topic. According to a 2014 Smithsonian.com article, stated by Natasha Geiling, in just one year Americans spent over six billion dollars on candy, costumes, and ghoulish decor in anticipation for Halloween. Many people think all Halloween is about dressing up and going trick or treating but there's more to it than that. The roots and variations from all around are what makes Halloween what it is today. In order to understand this holiday, we will go into the history of Halloween, how it's celebrated around the world, and superstitions revolving it.

Lilia’s mother has a better understanding of the fact that their family is in a new place where history is a bit different and not centered around their home country. In fact, one day Lilia’s curiosity for her parents home country lead her to read a book about India in the library when she was supposed to be reading about American history, and when her teacher found out she was reading about India she was upset and somewhat rude to Lilia about it. Lilia’s curiosity and open-mindedness creates a good balance and makes

Dacca had a place in Mr. Pirzada’s heart and stays on his mind because of the violence and things that he has left his family in and it bothers him Lilia realized this during Mr. Pirzada’s stays “His name was Mr. Pirzada, and he came from Dacca, now the capital of Bangladesh … (1031). When something has been a person’s home for so long it’s kind of hard for them to just put it in the back of their mind and forget about it because it’s been a part of them for so long. Pakistan and India created a lot of conflict for themselves and this took place on the news in the story. Lilia doesn’t look at things like this as a big deal because she doesn’t know the impact on someone’s life it could have until she learns that Mr. Pirzada is not Indian. Lilia’s family created a comfort zone for Mr. Pirzada because they made him feel like he still had a family and something to be proud of.

In this conversation, Lilia is admonished for her naiveté towards issues concerning her parent’s mother country and for her lack of worldly exposure at school. As time passes, and Mr. Pirzada’s visits become routine, Lilia begins paying attention to the evening news that he and Lilia’s parents watch. At one point, her mother points out, “See, children your age, what they do to survive”(31), which makes the situation directly relevant to Lilia and forces her to reflect on how fortunate she is compared to those like her in Bangladesh. Suddenly curious to learn more, Lilia finds herself at the library checking out a book titled “Pakistan: A Land and its People”(42). Mr. Pirzada’s presence acts to bring Lilia closer to her Indian culture by getting her to take an interest in the partition of India and Pakistan and by giving her a more relevant context to view the situation.

This book depicts the national and cultural status of the immigrant mother, who is able to preserve the traditions of her Indian heritage that connect her to her homeland. Ensuring a successful future for her American-born children is coordinated with the privilege of being an American citizen. Ashima yearns for her homeland and her family that she left behind when

In the short story “When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine,” Jhumpa Lahiri depicts the theme, that understanding of others personal experiences is crucial because, then, you will better understand their actions. This is exemplified when, near the start of the story it was discussed that, she only learned about American history at school. Therefore, she had no idea about what was happening in Pakistan. Her dad would attempt to teach her about how Mr. Pirzada was Pakistani, and what was happening in his country, saying, “As you see, Lilia, it is a different country, a different color”(Lahiri 26). Before her dad had talked to her the narrator was oblivious to the situation in Pakistan, even

Have you ever wondered what Halloween feels like running around in rain instead of just cold weather? Well i was outside trick or treating and then there was a boom that filled the sky. Then at that moment I realized that Halloween could be ruined. All my friends and can’t wait to trick or treat we are all ten too we have a lot in common. Such as favorite animal, age, things we don’t like, and playing in pouring rain!

Doraemon, a manga serialized on magazines, is written by Fujiko Fujio, a team of two Japanese mangaka (maga artists) since 1969. They are Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko. However, they ended their partnership since 1987. Mr. Fujimoto continued to write Doraemon and used the pen name, Fujiko F. Fujio. He died in 1996 and Doraemon is left unfinished. The manga was made into animes and movies and becomes one of the most marketed cartoon in Japan. It has been sold for more than 1 million copies. There is a museum for Fujiko F. Fujio in Kawasaki.