Analysis Of Firoozeh Dumas's Sweet, Sour, And Resentful

Traditions In her article, “Sweet, Sour, and Resentful,” Firoozeh Dumas directs us through on how her mom readies a feast. She gives us detailed description on how her mother cooks the food for the guests by starting out grocery shopping until the part that the food is ready to be served. She writes about how because of their Iranian traditions they have to prepare a Persian feast for their newcomer friends and family, which brought joy to everyone, but her mother. Yet, we can see that she is trying to make sense to it all, every weekend they have guests over since the Iran’s Revolution started. Vitally, traditions stay great just when they convey satisfaction to the individuals celebrating those traditions. Also, the food that we choose tends to be based upon our culture, economic and social aspects. I agree with her even though traditions within various cultures are very different, but they all are supposed to do one thing that is bring everyone closer to each other, and bring happiness. However, that’s not always the case, especially in this article. Firoozeh

Similarly, Amy Tan also has stated in her article, “Fish Cheeks,” that we shouldn’t try to change who we are or what culture we come from, yet we should accept those and carry on those cultural traditions with ourselves. That is how we are unique in our own ways. Given that, we could also see the same message being portrayed by Dumas in her article, “Sweet, Sour, and Resentful,” that her mother even though was getting tired of the every weekend feasts she had to prepare for her guests but she did it anyways and by the end she was proud of what she has accomplished and being able to carry on her Iranian traditions alongside with her. I agree because in the end our cultures and our traditions is what brings each one of us closer together and brings happiness within