Assimilation

The definition of assimilate is to take in, sort of like to adjust, whether it be to their surroundings or cultures. its to merge smaller groups into one large group. To adopt things from a different country, one which you may have not been born in.  for example, a mexican family has a kid and then moves to the united states. the kid would assimilate to the american ways of living by learning english and american traditions.

in the play it seems like Beneatha worries about assimilation. she does her hair to try to make sure she looks like the others, and wants to learn to play the guitar and at one point she even joined a horseback riding club. Beneatha is trying to accomplish a whole lot in life and to her family it seems ridiculous but i think its great. Beneatha is accomplishing more than anyone else in her family has and she has more skills, which i see as a strength. but beneatha isn't the only one committing assimilation. assimilation is all around us.

everywhere i go i see assimilation. especially at school. i see a bunch of mexicans trying to assimilate to the american lifestyle. they seem to leave behind their mexican lifestyle to adapt and make the transition to america much easier. i know some hispanics who dont know any spanish at all, which is assimilation because theyre parents may know spanish but they do not. i would be guilty of being one of these hispanics. my parents were born in the US but my grandparents werent, they came from mexico. but growing up, my parents taught me no other way than the american way.

Luis view of assimilation was that in a way its beneficial and a way its bad. but in the end he describes america as not being the white america as it used to be. that being white doesnt really mean being white because so many different people have assimilated to the american lifestyle.