A-French-Fourth

Unit6AFrenchFourthAnalysis•Thistexttalksabouttheinfluenceofaforeigncultureonexpatriatedfamilies.Itcanbedividedintothreeparts.Thebeginningpart•Part1(1-3):theauthorstartswithawayofcelebratinghishomecountry’sNationalDay-----hangoutanoldAmericanflagfromafourth-floorbalconyandthereasonswhyhedoso.•Para1:thebehaviorofhangingouthisnativeAmericanflaginFranceandthegeneralreasons•Para2:onereason----theydon’tdoanythingelsetocelebratetheFourthbuttohanganationalflagout.•Para3:theotherreason----hewantstousetheflag-hangingasaspecialmeanstoteachhischildrenabouttheAmericanhistoryandasareminderoftheirAmericanidentity.Themainpart•Part2(4-9):Thispartisthemainbodyoftheessay,inwhichtheauthortellsuswhatisgoodandwhatisbadinlivinginaforeigncountry.Hesupportshisargumentswiththeexperienceofhisownfamilyandthedifferencebetweenhisgenerationandthegenerationofhisownchildren.•Para4:themeritsofraisingchildreninforeignculture-----ithelpsthechildrentoacquirethenewculturewithoutbeingexposedtothedisadvantagesoftheirnativeculture•Para5:itisratherdifficultforthechildrentounderstandthehistoricalheritagesoftheirmotherland•Para6:duringthesummervacation,theytookthechildrentolearndetailsoftheAmericanRevolution.Butthechildrencannotcompletelygraspthegistofwhattheysaworheard.•Para7:afamilydinnertalkbetweenhischildrenandhimabouttheAmericanRevolution.•Para8:theconversationtheypursued•Para9:theauthorhopesthathischildrenwilltakemoretimetolearntheirownAmericancultureThelastpart•Part3(10-12):theauthortalksabouttheeffectofglobalizationonexpatriates.•Para10:theauthorrecallhisownexperienceasachild.•Para11:thedifferencesbetweentheauthorandhischildrenasexpatriatesataboutthesametimeintheirlives•Para12:theeffectofglobalizationuponthegrowthofchildreninaforeignculture.