Anthologies

There are many different cultures represented in the anthologies. The Japanese culture is represented in a few different stories. This is a well-know culture to many. When I think of Japanese, I think of a Japanese steak house and chopsticks. I think of people with make-up, hair in a bun most of the time the hair is black and wearing the dresses that bright colored with the different designs on them. I think it helps when the author is from or has some connection to the culture. I think the writers of the book uses this culture because many people have some kind of thought about Japanese culture. There is also the Chinese culture in some of the readings. The Chinese culture was included because Chinese is known throughout the world. A lot of people relate Chinese to the food. We all have had some type of Chinese food. I think a lot of people can relate to the Chinese culture because we have all read a fortune cookie. We have seen at one time or another how the Chinese language is written, in jibberish to us. This is just a well known culture throughout the world. I feel that the Indian culture is left out. I know the author of a poem in the books we are reading is Indian. I personally do not think the poem is really representing the Indian culture. It does not say anything about what their culture is like. Like in the other readings they paint the reader a picture of what the culture is like. In the poem it was more of how the author felt and his feelings, nothing related to his culture.