I would say that American society is like a painting. An abstract painting of something like a sunrise over and ocean or something colorful like that. I Use this metaphor because i think it represents the different cultures in our society. It also has some colors that over lap and create a different shade or a different color completely. This metaphor explains how in our society there are different types of people, represent by the solid colors in the painting. And there are also types of people that have over time americanized and become something completely different then the people who came before them, or in other words they have lost there differences. And lastly, there are the different shades that represent how those people are in the process of changing and slowly losing there differences. i think this metaphor represents the american society well because it appreciates the differences, but also recognizes that the differences people once came to america with are slowly being lost.
Hi Chim Richards,
ReplyDeleteI really like your metaphor and it was a really good way of describing American society. I think most people living in America that are immigrants lose a lot of their differences because they get Americanized because they are trying to fit in. So there aren't many people out there that still hold on to their cultural beliefs and differences even though everyone accepts these to an extent and appreciates them. I think some of the differences that most of us won't appreciate is the language barrier. There are a lot of people that refuse to learn English when coming to America, and doesn't always work out.