Struggling_Situations

Struggling Situations Struggling Situations In The Accidental Asian, Eric Liu portrays how Asian Americans are viewed in the American society while Ragged Dick by Horatio Alger depicts a poor American boy and how he is viewed in the American society. Both Eric Liu and Ragged Dick face something they must struggle to find or to be. In Eric Liu’s case, his “Chineseness” is what he searches for and also what he says he wishes to have more of while living as an Asian American, but he also feels he must struggle to fit in with the white society. Ragged Dick struggles to find success and be wealthy through determination while living as a homeless boy without any guidance or presented opportunities. Both Eric Liu and Ragged Dick strive to reach their hopes. Living in America, Eric Liu says, had a permanent effect on his culture. His parents migrated to the United States when they were about 18 years old. Eric describes his experience as a boy raised by way of the American culture, and searches for his true identity and connection to the Chinese culture and the meaning of it. Living in America, he dick, liu, eric, ragged, boy, chinese, american, culture, wanted, alger, society, people, life, enough, chineseness, about, white, think, reach, new, must, much, money, manners, maintain, looked, living, guidance, class, asian, york, while, upper, through, states