In my Ted Talk- Phuc Tran - Grammar, Identity, and the Dark Side of the Subjunctive - He talks about the language barrier between Vietamise and English, Vietnamese doesnt have a “could have or would be” thought process. He told his dad he would be taking a 6 month leave for his daughter being born and his dad said “what your quitting your job? In this economy?” he didnt understand the concept that he doesnt work but will work again at the same job. 5:37 Tran. His father cant understand that he will soon be back. There is only will or wont, yes or no. In the novel The Buddha in the Attic There isnt an exact main character, there are multiple Japanese women who are narrated throughout their years after being sold off into marrage by their families. They struggle with many hardships throughout their time in America, like language barriers and discrimination which are the biggest things they have to struggle with. “And if they yelled at us for failing to prepare the bath the way they liked it, or grew impatient and said unkind things–Twenty years in America and all you can say is ‘Harro’?--We held our tongues and tried not to get angry” pg 96 Otsuka
What language barriers has your character(s) experienced? How do you think it impacts them?
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