In the article, “Racial Formation in the United States,” Michael Omi and Howard Winant argue the definition of race, and its political influence on racial differentiation. Omi and Winant condemn that race is noticed and spoken on an individual’s first encounter with someone. The authors imply that hegemony politically constructs racism and differentiation of opinion amongst individuals. In the next article, “Constructing Ethnicity: Creating and Recreating Ethnic Identity and Culture,” Joane Nagel points out that ethnic identities keep on changing as we move through the daily routine and meet different individuals in life. Nagel states that immigrants could form new ethnic groups or be a part of the existing ethnic identities. In the “Bread Givers,” Anzia Yezierska asserts that individualism is the only way one can survive in America. The main character of the novel Sara Smolinsky does not get crushed down by her father, Reb’s domination and old-world values. Sara runs away from her father’s house to be independent and educate her. The novel revolves around how Reb does not work and traps his daughters for their hard work and money. It also illustrates how Reb an orthodox and religious Jew father rejects the lovers of his three daughters and marries them to worse individuals. All the three authors connect that others cannot dominate individuals and ethnic identity can be reconstructed at a better situation and time. Hegemony is the domination of one social class of individuals towards other individuals. It is ruling over their ideas and culture without their consent. Political conflicts gives rise to hegemony and in the novel Reb Smolinsky would govern his four daughters on the basis of the religious Torah. Here Omi and Winant explain that, “There are no clear boundaries between these regions of hegemony, so political conflicts will often invoke some or all these themes simultaneously. Hegemony is tentative, incomplete, and “messy” (Omi and Winant 68). Omi and Winant emphasize that hegemony is the reason for all the conflicts and racism violence taking place. Hegemony could cross all boundaries resulting in difference of idea and opinion among individuals. Yezierska adds, “What is there to worry about, as long as we have enough to keep the breath in our bodies? But the real food is God’s Holy Torah. (Yezierska 11) Reb Smolinsky embedded his orthodox religious values on his daughters. Even though his family was currently in a poor condition and did not have enough food to eat, Reb would dominate the family with holy Jewish talks. At a certain point of time, all four of them were frustrated of their father and wanted to leave the house even with husbands they did not love so were away