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Although divided by religion, residents of the United States are united by national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Independen
Although divided by religion, residents of the United States are united by national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Independen
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2017-12-04
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Although divided by religion, residents of the United States are united by national holidays such as Thanksgiving and Independence Day. For many, Thanksgiving evokes the smell of turkey baking in the oven, a house packed with family and friends, and the often necessary post-dinner nap. However, not all U.S. residents share the same rituals. For some, macaroni (通心粉) and cheese is a requisite part of Thanksgiving dinner, while for others, such a dish would never appear on the menu For some, turkey does not even make an appearance on the dinner table. Some of my Korean American friends celebrate Thanksgiving not with the typical roasted turkey, but with Korean barbecue. Although these friends enjoy celebrating typical U.S. holidays, they prefer to do so while eating the foods of their home culture.
What do the traditions surrounding Thanksgiving and Independence Day mean to recent immigrants to the United States, and what happens when the dominant culture conflicts with an individual’s home culture? Some, including my Korean American friends, have found ways to synthesize two different cultures into one personally meaningful holiday. Not all families are similarly successful. Likewise, what happens when students from immigrant families begin college? Should educators expect them to choose between the U.S. favorites of apple pie and baseball and their home culture, or should they help students integrate their two cultural identities into one cohesive whole?
These are the sorts of questions that Jhumpa Lahiri explores in The Namesake, her follow-up to Interpreter of Maladies, a Pulitzer Prize-winning collection of short stories. In The Namesake Ashoke Ganguli and his wife Ashima emigrate from Calcutta to Boston in the late 1960s to allow Ashoke to pursue a graduate degree. For their first few years in the United States, Ashima feels isolated and unhappy. She spends her days in bed, reading and rereading the same letters from her family in India.
Her isolation is simultaneously compounded and reduced by the birth of her son. Although she now has an individual to occupy her attention, she is more acutely aware of the distance that separates her from her family in India, wishing she could turn to them for help with child rearing. In time, the Gangulis become involved in a network of other Bengali families in the Boston area. This community serves as an extended family. Its members spend most weekends together and share celebrations and sorrows over major life events.
How do Ashoke and Ashima reduce their isolation in the U.S.?
选项
A、They hire somebody to accompany them.
B、They ask their Indian family for help.
C、They give birth to a child.
D、They take part in community gatherings.
答案
D
解析
推断题。文章最后一段的后三句指出,Ganguli一家人常常参加一些波士顿地区的孟加拉人的家庭聚会,当生活中有重要事情发生时,他们一起分享快乐、分担痛苦。故选D。
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