After analysing certain interpretations in "Anita & Me" I agree with Meera Syals opinion that if you judge people in groups; you do not understand humanity.

I think Syal has used typical stereotypes so that viewers can relate to issues and prejudices that relate to them also. As an Asian herself, Syal has portrayed the old-fashioned traditional views of Asian families within her Indian characters in Anita & Me.

In Anita & Me, Meena seems to experience a clash of both Eastern and Western cultures. She is a young girl trapped between growing up in the Western culture where she has been born and brought up, however her parents still want her to adapt to her Eastern Cullture although she is a British Asian and expect her to follow their ways of living. I believe that Syal has rightfully highlighted this factor as most British Asians have experienced this confusion of...