Response to Elana's Post, "chapters 3 and 4 quote" 3/2

In her post, Elana states that she thinks it is sad that Nadira's family doesn't live like privileged Americans. While I agree that poverty is a serious issue, I believe that Nadira speaks of her home in Bangladesh with appreciation. She is proud of where she came from and her family seemed to live a happy life until the British invaded in the early 1900's.

I think we need to get it out of our minds that everyone wants the "American Dream." Many people treasure their culture and their ancestor's traditions. For example, even though Nadira's family had a supposedly better life in the United States, Mama was still unhappy and wished to return to Bangladesh where life was familiar to her.