Authors Firoozeh Dumas and Mawi Asgedom tell the stories of their respective journeys as immigrant to America. Firoozeh uses description to describe her early years in America in Funny in Farsi while Asgedom uses personal reflection to explain what being an immigrant really meant in of Beetles and Angels. While both authors discuss valuable experiences, they use different strategies to convey their perspectives.
In Funny in Farsi, Dumas focuses on her early life using description to show exactly what people asked and told about Dumas. Specifically, she tells about the misconceptions and questions Americans asked about her and Iran. Dumas directly states her perspective when she tells how the Americans asked their questions. To support this point, Dumas tells her readers that “Americans were kind and unafraid to ask questions, and willing to listen.” (149) The second strategy Dumas uses is an anecdote. Dumas says “I never told them the truth. I figured that someday, somebody would.” (152) Dumas is telling us about how older kids who wants to know how to swear in her language, but she tricked them into saying “man kharam” …show more content…
Asgedom says “We carried a home, a sense of mutual responsibility wherever we went… my coworker with her as well: the simple community of human connection and duty.”(165) Asgedom is using personal reflection to teach you the lesson he wants you to learn: You must give back to your community and help others. The second strategy Asgedom uses is figurative language, Asgedom says “Today’s small act of kindness can become tomorrow's whirlwind of progress.” (165) Asgedom is trying to explain that one individual can greatly affect the world. The last strategy Asgedom uses is “ALL CAPS”. “I TAUGHT HIM TO WORK HARD AND TO RESPECT OTHERS. NOW LOOK WHERE THAT HAS TAKEN HIM.” (160) Asgedom uses “ALL CAPS” to show how proud would have been at his commencement