Molly
The cultrues that the characters in True Notebooks are not all that different for each other. Aside from obvious racial differences, the majorty of the prisoners that are interacted with come for the gang mentality and culture. The only difference I think would be Mark. He is a white person form a stable community and a stable life, direct opposite of the prisoners he reacts with. At first he is in a state of culture shock and he is scared at first but he gives it a chance and sees that they are not all that different from him in the first place. In my own life, i encounter many cultures daily. My neighborhood is quite diverse actually. There is a greek family that lives a building down, there are several hispanic families and several black ones as well. Overall i think there is an even balance. Cultures that i consider myself a part of pertain to my ethnicities. My mom's side of the family (specifically my great grand parents) came from Sicily and Northern Italy and on my dad's side, Russia and Poland. I am a mesianic jew so i consider myself part of that culture as well.
Luis
This may be a little earlyer in the book, but I think that the gaurds had doubts about whether or not teaching the inmates writing would be worth it. They seem very detached and uncaring, almost as if they are saying, you can try if you want... I have similar doubts when confronted with potential futility. When I do not see the point in something, or when i do not see it working, I will doubt and it will affect my overall effort in whatever it is that is happening. This may also have an affect on my self esteem. In the same way, for example, if I do not see a relationship working out or if i foresee a rejection, I will not even try.
The cultrues that the characters in True Notebooks are not all that different for each other. Aside from obvious racial differences, the majorty of the prisoners that are interacted with come for the gang mentality and culture. The only difference I think would be Mark. He is a white person form a stable community and a stable life, direct opposite of the prisoners he reacts with. At first he is in a state of culture shock and he is scared at first but he gives it a chance and sees that they are not all that different from him in the first place. In my own life, i encounter many cultures daily. My neighborhood is quite diverse actually. There is a greek family that lives a building down, there are several hispanic families and several black ones as well. Overall i think there is an even balance. Cultures that i consider myself a part of pertain to my ethnicities. My mom's side of the family (specifically my great grand parents) came from Sicily and Northern Italy and on my dad's side, Russia and Poland. I am a mesianic jew so i consider myself part of that culture as well.
Luis
This may be a little earlyer in the book, but I think that the gaurds had doubts about whether or not teaching the inmates writing would be worth it. They seem very detached and uncaring, almost as if they are saying, you can try if you want... I have similar doubts when confronted with potential futility. When I do not see the point in something, or when i do not see it working, I will doubt and it will affect my overall effort in whatever it is that is happening. This may also have an affect on my self esteem. In the same way, for example, if I do not see a relationship working out or if i foresee a rejection, I will not even try.
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