Different

Steve in the 1940s                         Steve Today

This week, we read "Fish Cheeks," a short story by Amy Tan.  In this story, Tan discusses what it was like to grow up being Chinese in America.  She recalls being embarrassed of her culture at the time of the story, but later she realizes that she should not have tried to change herself and becomes "proud [she is] different" (Tan 95).  This reminded me of how Steve Rogers must have felt when he made the transition from the 1940s to the culture of today.

Although Amy Tan is discussing the difference between two cultures, the difference between two time periods can be viewed in the same way.  Each decade has their own slang, music, morals, technology, clothing, manners, and many more items and techniques associated with them.  If someone was to go from one time period to another, they would need to learn the culture of that period in order to fit in which is exactly what Steve Rogers had to do.  He dressed differently, thought differently, and he definitely didn't know what a cell phone was.  Just like Amy Tan and her "miniskirt in beige tweed," he thought if he looked the same on the outside he would fit in (Tan 95).  However, he will always be different.  A part of him will always be from the 1940s just like a part of Amy Tan will always be Chinese.