"Creatures of our Culture"

When it comes to anthropologist Ruth Benedict, it is hard to agree or disagree with her theory that we are "creatures of our culture" and that our habits, beliefs, and impossibilities are shaped by our culture. I very much go back and forth. When it comes to our culture there are many things we believe in because of what we are surrounded by. When we get to a certain age, I believe we create a voice for ourselves and communicate to our culture through what we believe in at the time. As we grow, we learn to appreciate different things and learn about ourselves and what we like and or dislike on the way. When we are young though, I find that our culture defines the base of who we are. The culture we are surrounded by is different from the culture of another city, state, country, and atmosphere. We learn the habits and beliefs within our culture and then go from there. At the beginning of our lives, I believe in Ruth Benedict’s theory, but over time I believe we make the decision of how we want our lives to be shaped.