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Tradition plays an important role in a person's life as it influences his/her actions and the way he/she thinks. Tradition instinctively shos one how to act, for tradition is merely a routine; something that is done continuously between different time intervals, ....

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.... for awhile." (Crutcher) The father has influenced Jack so much that Jack doesn't know the appropriate term for 'African Americans,' and he questions whether or not his father would mind if he didn't hate African Americans. The prejudice in this family is common, and without knowing it, Jack is greatly influenced. One can see that by noticing his language when speaking about races other than his own. Tradition also decides on apropos behavior and expectations from certain genders. In The Changeling, the mother dissaproves of her daugher dressing as a boy, while that is the only way to catch a father's attention. "To return invisible, as my ....