How far should we go to forget our ancient traditions to fit in? Do we really have to forget it? In the story of Homecoming written by Lin Huai-min in Taiwan, it tells us that turning back one's native culture isn't that easy; one has to suffer the consequences of cultural displacement. And the grandmothers are the glue that keeps the family together. But if a family member decided to migrate, it loose the bonds that bind the family.
The author based the story on his first hand experience wherein he also migrates to study abroad but unlike the character he created, he go back to his old hometown to teach and prove that some of the emigrants didn't grab the opportunity offers in abroad to go back to the confines of their native culture. In the first part of the story, it inspires us in educating ourselves wherein Chen Chi-hou leave his hometown to earn his degree abroad. We, Filipinos believe that education is the best thing that could be inherited from our ancestors. Most of us prioritize our education because it's the only thing that can't be steal by anyone. Another reason for leaving his hometown is to be with his family, in our part, it is our culture to be a family oriented. We are known for a close family tie. On the contrary, I felt disappointed on Chen Chi-hou did with the death certificates of his family members so that there will be nothing left to remind him of his ancient traditions. We are likely to adapt another tradition mostly a foreign one. As the story stretch out, Lin Huai-min presents to us the changes that happen when a native rejects his own culture to adapt new one, a process known as cultural displacement.
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