Members of a society affect the social, cultural, and economic situation of an entire society by imposing what the majority perceives as normal on others. In my opinion, society can't change people. Whenever possible, people change themselves based on their perceived need to fit in. In this country, society is composed up individuals with cultural differences that does not make them less or inferior. However, the majority imposes what is standard for them as what should be standard for all others. Therefore, those that are not in the majority can be pressured into changing to blend in.

Some people are affected in a different way. For example, Esperanza , in "The House on Mango Street" felt out of place, but did not try too blend in. Instead, she was determined to dream about the way of life that she wanted. She uses all of her experiences with society as food to nourish her dream of someday having her own house. Esperanza was shy and too trusting. Rachel and Esperanza were walking down the street in high heels when they were about 11 years old, and they ran into a bum on the stoop of a tavern. At first they thought he was a nice guy but when they

In our society, people come from all backgrounds bringing with them different cultures, social classes, and economic level. Family and culture are important parts of being. As individuals, people should embrace their ethnicity while respecting others that are different.

The character in "Yo Soy Chicano" that changes is David F. Gomez. David was raised in a mostly white , lower-middle class neighborhood in southwest Los Angeles. David first realized that mainstream society considered him inferior in kindergarten. When he entered school, it was predominantly white and the rest were either Mexican, black, or Oriental. All of the teachers were white. He was the only Hispanic in his class. David thought everything of value or importance in school was white and clean. White children called him 'dirty Mexicans' because his skin was brown. All he wanted was to become part of the white society. Instead, he was caught in the middle, alienated from his own people, including his parents and no matter how hard he tried, he was not accepted as equal by the whites. This had a destructive affect on him because he gave up his Mexican heritage to become part of white society but felt like an outsider to both worlds. By middle school, he still wanted to become part of the white society. There w

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