In the book anita & me how is culture explored?

Question

by meera syal

Answer 1

The main point is how age, ignorance, and racism relate to cultural shock and personal conflicts.

The Punjabi girl, Meena, wants to fit into the British culture but is perplexed that her family wants to maintain the Punjabi traditional culture. She wants to be blond and write something for the Jackie magazine. When she meets Anita, she wants to be as blond. Anita changes her perspective on British culture and she begins to appreciate what it means to be an outsider and how it all fits in with racism.