The Cultural Question

         

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            The culture of one's parentage should not have to be forced upon him.  A person is his own not what others desire him to be.  For if the child did not come from the society of his parents, then what possible direct connection could he possibly possess.  This a dilemma that modern day children struggle to face today in America.

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           Most people struggle to decide whether or not to embrace their cultural heritage, like Maggie, or to alienate themselves entirely to become something new, like Dee.  Neither of which are without benefit or without downsides.  The struggle of choice is one that happens in everything, but is one of the biggest issues with this uncertainty.  Some are ambivalent and others indecisive.  But there may be a third option to this ordeal.

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         The third option is to obtain the hybridization of both options, where certain aspects of your heritage are reflected in your everyday self.  You shouldn't have to decide on whether to be yourself or to take part in where your family is from.  The way your parents raised you should have had an impact on who you are and what you will become.  This is regardless of whether you embrace their roots or not.

 

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           What I personally do to be the third option is nothing.  Parts of the culture of my parents are reflected in my manner and in my actions.  I don't have to try to embrace my heritage, nor do I alienate myself from it.  I chose the third path simply by being me.  Isn't that how culture grows without a revolution having to take place?  So for now I will continue walking down the third path, unworried by the triviality of ambivalence over my culture.