Save Me, Mickey

(pg. 18) "I had already been to Disneyland fifteen times and was, frankly, getting a little sick of the place."
            I think this quote shows that this family is accepting American culture, and they like it. Also, it shows that the father doesn't know how to save his money, or he has a lot of it. This is different from Children of the River because Sundara's family doesn't like American culture, and Soka does not let her do anything that is involved with it. Soka doesn't let Sundara go to football games, so she would defiantly not be taking her to Disneyland fifteen times. Also, Sundara's family is very tight with their money. They save their money, and they spend it on necessities. On the other hand, Firoozeh's family has been to Disneyland fifteen already, and they continue to go. Firoozeh's family doesn't save their money like Sundara's. I think that it is dumb that they blow their money on Disneyland fifteen times. I think that they should learn responsibility and save their money.

(pg. 19) " Our home town, Abadan, was aboutas safe a place one could hope for. We knew all the neighbors, everyone looked out for everyone else's kids, and there was basically no crime other than petty theft."
          I think that this is important because it shows how much safer it was for children back in their home. This could connect to the novel Children of the River because Sundara's family knows all the Khmer familys in their neighborhood and they all talk to each other and they have dinners with them. This is different from American culture though because usually you don't know everyone in your neighborhood, and you don't look out for each other's kids. I could connect this to my life because when I was younger I went to a day care. That seems like it is the same thing as Firoozeh's neighborhood back in Abadan, because all of the adults watched the kids.