Essay from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 3,0, University of Bayreuth, language: English, abstract: This essay firstly looks at the culture model by Hofstede and its description of the Japanese culture in contrast to the American culture. Using this knowledge of both cultures it analyses the short story "A Family Affair" written by Kazuo Ishiguro. In his short story he describes the returning of a son from the United States, back to his traditional japanese family in Japan. Kazuo Ishiguro uses the clash of traditions, namly the American one versus the traditional Japanese one, to show the differences in both cultures.