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Compare and contrast the different cultures, which are shown in the short stories 'The Gold Cadillac' and 'A Stench Of Kerosene' by the authors Mildred Taylor and Amrita Pritam.
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09/05/2007 Compare and contrast the different cultures, which are shown in the short stories 'The Gold Cadillac' and 'A Stench Of Kerosene' by the authors Mildred Taylor and Amrita Pritam. In the short stories 'A Stench Of Kerosene' by Amrita Pritam and 'The Gold Cadillac' by Mildred Taylor both authors follow the conventions of a short story to create an impact on the reader. In 'The Gold Cadillac' Taylor creates a large impact on the reader by showing how the young girl Lois is confused by racism and slowly develops a fear of it. This helps the reader to clearly see how racism affects families and cultures. 'A Stench Of Kerosene' is very similar. Pritam creates an impact by portraying prejudice, not against race but against sex. She portrays this prejudice by showing the reader how women are treated badly in an Indian society and how men are valued more in...
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