Compare and contrast the difficulties Baldwin had in attempting to "fit in" to an alien European culture with the experiences Mukherjee describes of a nonwhite American trying to assimilate into the dominant culture.

Comparison

            Both Baldwin and Mukherjee find themselves in new and different societies that are characterized by alien cultures and customs.  In reality, Baldwin existence in a Swiss village was that he felt isolated and lonely, this is in contrast to the experience a...