Thursday, August 4, 2011

Coming of Age as a Global Citizen

London is now considered to be a culturally diverse city, but does that doesn't necessarily mean that those cultures haven't had to adapt to fit their new surroundings.
Costumes reflect the characters onstage, which helps the audience make assumptions about the culture they are supposedly a part of. So when directors, like Shagwell, choose to portray a bias they promote intolerance.
Starting in the 1960s, fashion began to reflect other cultures, which helped promote the idea of pluralism in daily life.
Karim described himself as a "new breed" (Kureishi pg.1) of Englishman. He was part of a new youth culture that had to find their place in a city that was largely based on tradition and in doing so they changed the not only the perception of their parent's culture but the English culture.
In a world that is heavily diversified we must learn to explore new cultures so that we can embrace everyone around us and be a member of the global community.