Monday, October 29, 2012
Hyphens
Mora seems to be unhappy with her life. She admits in the poem that she is an outsider to both cultures, that her hyphenated identity seems to make her separate form other Americans and that Mexicans do not view her as one of them either. How do you feel about hyphenation? Do you think it's a good idea? A bad idea? Do you think it makes us more aware of cultural differences and therefore causes us to learn more about people different from us or do you think it alienates people?
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I think hyphens are unavoidable. People will categorize everything based on tiny differences, and this includes people. On top of categorizing from outsiders, people still want to have some connection to both of their cultures. You can't get rid of hyphens.
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