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The world is not perfect and is full of people who have differences with people. The differences may be the different type of religion, culture, or even the different skin color. People have morals and values of what they believe in and this will most likely be different than everyone else's. Differences will always remain the same whether it’s in another nation or here in America. Racism is a worldwide issue not just an issue in America or some other country. Similarly, cultural and religious differences is a worldwide issue too. In this case the cultural and religious differences between people of India, West Pakistan, and East Pakistan doesn’t just take place in those nations, rather takes place anywhere and everywhere depending on people …show more content…

Pirzada Came to Dine, by Jhumpa Lahiri, explores many cultural and religious themes around the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War where the theses themes are complicated by the poem, Citizen by Claudia …show more content…

Pirzada is from East Pakistan and Lilia’s family is from India where both cultures are fighting on the other side of the world while these two cultures are able to have peace in America. The theme is the overall message of the story and the overall message in this story is that in America cultural differences can be put aside, and people can come together without fighting over issues that are going on the other side of the world. Lahiri writes, “He seemed concerned that Mr. Pirzada might take offense if I accidentally referred to him as an Indian, though I could not really imagine Mr. Pirzada being offended by much of anything. ‘Mr. Pirzada is Bengali, but he is a Muslim’… ‘Therefore he lives in East Pakistan, not India’ (Lahiri 26). This shows readers that Mr. Pirzada and Lilia’s family are opposites because Mr. Pirzada is a Muslim, which Lilia’s family is not. These were the two cultures at war on the other side of the world. Lilia’s father didn’t want Lilia to accidently refer Mr. Pirzada as an Indian because he was afraid that he might take offense. This is because Mr. Pirzada is not an Indian, he is a Muslim. Mr. Pirzada is Bengali because East Pakistan

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