1) How does Aciman’s displacement impacted the way he sees things?
2) In what way is New York the shadow of all the cities that Aciman went to?
3) What do you do to feel like you are home when you are so far away from it?
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1. Author being displaced enables him to be able to compare and contrast his past memories/experiences with the present.
2. Author found New York to be synonymous to other cities that he mentioned.
3. I surround myself with people who speak my mother tongue, however, it is impossible to make it feel like home if you are not in it.
3. When I am far from home and want to feel near it, I like to look through photos of when I was in my hometown and remember the things I did and saw in that photo. Those memories help me feel like I’m somewhere I can be completely comfortable.
2) New York is a shadow of many different cities like little Italy and Chinatown which are communities that resemble its resident’s homeland. He states that everywhere he went he saw a piece of each country he had visited before.
3. When i am far from home, i tend to look for things that remind me of it. Whether its an english speaker or simply a song that i play all the time at home.
1. Acimans displacement impacted the way he sees things by presenting himself back home and in strauss park. He connects himself and the people who are “exile” to his views on change.
2. New York is the shadow of all the cities Aciman went to by showing us that all the common things he sees, it reminds him of his hometown.
3. When I am far from home, I tend to compare the things that are similar to what I have back home. I feel and see what there is in common back home.