In the poem “Green Chile” by Jimmy Santiago Baca the author shows us how culture can affect us as an individual person and as a family. First, the fact that Baca’s grandmother liked green chile affected his culture. Now, his family only eats green chile when they visit her is the effect of this ritual. Next, this has also affected Baca as a person as whenever he sees anyone doing anything with green chile it reminds him of the ritual his grandmother used to perform. Now the ritual is part of the culture in their family which will be passed on for many generations. Also, his family most likely performs this ritual every time that they make green chile in honor for their grandmother. Next, all the weird stuff might affect the stuff they do in