One World, Two Different Styles

Living in a world of more than one culture can be very overwhelming. For it can create cultural clashes or feelings of isolation, in the sense of not belonging to a particular place. However, learning about a world opposed to our own can be very beneficial. As a result a lot is learned and experienced through interaction with that particular culture. Two of Jhumpa Lahiri’s stories that demonstrate the ideas above are “This Blessed House,” and “Sexy.” These short stories explore how relationships between two people, each of the same or of different backgrounds, can have either negative or positive effects on their partnership.
For many, having another religion or culture interfere with his/her own can be very be very overwhelming. In every culture or religion there are beliefs and customs already set. In the story of “The Blessed House,” it is seen how two different religions were coming in between of the marriage of Twinkle and Sanjeev. Even though they were both ...