What is Bahamian culture

In the article “Uncovering the Bahamian Self”, Patricia Glinton- Meicholas outlines what the Bahamian culture really is. She believes that the Bahamian culture goes as far back as their history. Meicholas implies that if a Bahamian self really exists, then it is very well hidden indeed. However, in her article “Roots by Routes’, Nicolette Bethel discusses identity as being fluid, which means that it is always changing. She outlines clearly on the loss of identity by the Bahamian people upon incorporating the Western ways of life. Bethel further contends that Eleutheran Adventures of migration left the Bahamians with the membership of the linguistic family of English. In the article “Rational Being – Unthinking Beast?” by Patricia Glinton Meicholas, she vividly expresses how slavery would impact the ways of life of the Bahamians and change their view and perception of how they see themselves.

She believes that in the long run, this would help the Bahamians to discover their identity. Meicholas further asserts that if there was some classroom discussion about this particular subject, it would help the Bahamians be in a better position to understand the real impacts of slavery on their lives and thus give them some glimpse of their forgotten history. The same thoughts are shared by Bethel in the article “Roots or Routes” who also believes that the American way of life has largely enslaved and created a negative impact on the Bahamian culture hence leading to its erosion. To this moment, the Bahamas still celebrate the day that slaves stepped into their country because they have contributed positively to who they are presently.