The story begins with a counselor trying to be inclusive by referring to Dina as “sister” suggesting that race and class are major issues controlled by those in power and start at the beginning of our own stories. An important theme of “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere” is the underlying struggle of authority, the role of power and how institutions perpetuate ignorance in diversity rather than promoting inclusion through commonality. In trying to find her identity, Dina, a highly analytical and intelligent black woman, constantly struggles with race, class, gender, and sexual orientation and their role in inclusion at Yale revealing that the common achievement of attending this liberal university is not enough to overcome traditional prejudice. GradeSaver, 12 October 2017 Web.“Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” by ZZ Packer is about the struggles of finding identity and the difficulties of inclusion while attending liberal universities in the postmodern world. Next Section Analysis Previous Section Themes How To Cite in MLA Format Marchyn, Aleksei. Will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. We have to practice in communication for a long time to become able to see and understand the true of one another. He/she has its own truth and it is important. It is a person who seems to have given up, but actually he/she didn’t. Such scene is rather a tribute to an inner strength of a person. Doctor sees only a fact of pretending but doesn’t see the reasons. Dina says she would like to be drinking coffee elsewhere instead of being at her mother’s funeral. There we may take the story headline into account. ![]() It was her way to continue living among people. Raeburn would never understand was that pretending was what had got me this far Dinaįinally, when all the previous problems were put together, Dina was made to pretend. The author emphasizes the importance of a good atmosphere in a family so that all its members could feel happy. And this probably influenced Dina and not in the best way. He made her scared to live in her own home, until she was finally driven away from it in an ambulance (Dina). At the hospital, they'd said it was kidney failure, but I knew that, in the end, it was my father. ![]() But in Dina’s family father obviously didn’t accomplish his responsibility well making his family suffer: My mother had died slowly. A girl needs a father besides to love her. A boy needs a father to teach and support him. The role of the father in the life of his children can’t be overrated. "I hate my father almost as much as I hate the word 'Dad’" Dina Again the author appeal to human communication and relations, pointing out the importance of the these. Dina is much incommunicative but she changes when Heidi appears. From the image and behavior of Heidi toward Dina we also may see the call to such ‘escapeers’ to show strength and continue going and trying to make one’s life as good as possible. It is important not to be indifferent and cruel, but to be sincere. But what is the reason for? This results from lack of understanding, openness and support. We observe an escape from the world and from the problem. "The way to feel better," I said, "is to get some ramen and lock yourself in your room. Our openness and sincerity toward others will probably make the process of communication more pleasant and easy. The author asks for new thinking where there are not black and white, or better and worse – just personalities. This quote may touch also any kind of discrimination we face with. Today the scope of this problem is reduced but still it exists what we can see from the last world events. Nobody tries to speak openly to her and even the psychiatrist looks like a detective when talking with Dina. ![]() Even the counselor, being obviously well-educated person, regards Dina (or any other black-skinned person) to be a stranger from other world. This is one the biggest manifestations of discrimination in the work. “As a person of color, you shouldn't have to fit into any white, patriarchal system” Dina’s counselor We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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