Aria
by Richard Rodriquez
by Richard Rodriquez
Rodriquez argues that someones race can be altered by society when learning to become part of society into days world by the language they are speaking.
1. "In an instant, they agreed to give up the language (the sounds) that had revealed and accentuated our family's closeness."
People have to change the way they speak just to be accepted in society and to have to power in today's world. Changing your everyday language to something that your not used to is very difficult I can imagine and i am very grateful that I do not have to change my language to be accepted with power in society.
2. "At last, seven years old, I came to believe what had been technically true since my birth: I was an American citizen."
This quote meant a lot when I read it because I know some friends of mine that were born in this country but did not realize that they were a citizen when they were born and were living in the old life of their country and their language and not reaching out to see what else is out their and the opportunities.
3. "Whenever I'd speak to my parents, I would try to get their attention with eye contact alone."
I thought this was very interesting because in their household Rodriquez does not acknowledge the parents as mom or dad but by looking at them straight into the eye. I know in my house i acknowledge my parents as mom and dad and when i am having a conversation in public i say my parents or mom and dad. People from different cultures are used to different things but giving someone eye contact is very weird to me to get their intention instead of saying mom or dad.
I enjoyed reading this article and noticing how a family could be close in the beginning and then end up separate just because the use of language has diminished. People who learn a different language and start to use it from their traditional language separate the culture from their parents because they are learning new things and people realize who are born in America are citizens and should learn to speak American and just not their native language.
1. "In an instant, they agreed to give up the language (the sounds) that had revealed and accentuated our family's closeness."
People have to change the way they speak just to be accepted in society and to have to power in today's world. Changing your everyday language to something that your not used to is very difficult I can imagine and i am very grateful that I do not have to change my language to be accepted with power in society.
2. "At last, seven years old, I came to believe what had been technically true since my birth: I was an American citizen."
This quote meant a lot when I read it because I know some friends of mine that were born in this country but did not realize that they were a citizen when they were born and were living in the old life of their country and their language and not reaching out to see what else is out their and the opportunities.
3. "Whenever I'd speak to my parents, I would try to get their attention with eye contact alone."
I thought this was very interesting because in their household Rodriquez does not acknowledge the parents as mom or dad but by looking at them straight into the eye. I know in my house i acknowledge my parents as mom and dad and when i am having a conversation in public i say my parents or mom and dad. People from different cultures are used to different things but giving someone eye contact is very weird to me to get their intention instead of saying mom or dad.
I enjoyed reading this article and noticing how a family could be close in the beginning and then end up separate just because the use of language has diminished. People who learn a different language and start to use it from their traditional language separate the culture from their parents because they are learning new things and people realize who are born in America are citizens and should learn to speak American and just not their native language.
1 comment:
I can see that this piece had an emotional impact on your, Jordan, but I want to see you try to get at the argument a little more. What is Rodriguez' point here? Perhaps if you try to connect it to our other authors (Delpit and Johnson would be easy ones to link up) you will be able to get at his bigger claim. Does he think it was worth it to sacrifice so much for the English language? WHy or why not?
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