Hindus

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Hindus

The story, “Hindus” tells about the fading away of cultures, in this case, one’s attitude towards one’s country if one has been away from one’s country for quite sometime.
I think that the story fits under the section ‘Caste and Class’ because it focuses on the people’s way of thinking towards their countries’ social values and class. For example, Pat was in favor of American values and way of life. He was once in jail for selling an Indian painting, which was a family heirloom, just for money. The story also tells how one’s family background heritage gets faded away once one stays away from one’s country for too long. It seems that the Indians in America who are immigrants, have a much better off life and social class here in America than in their own country. For example, the Patels, who had been in the States for eighteen years, had been fortunate in having only sons, who were even pursuing higher education; with daughters, there would have been pressure on them to return to India for a proper, arranged marriage. (482)
Therefore, with the different attitudes the characters in the story have on their heritage/country, the story should fit into the category of ‘Caste and Class’....