This essay spoke to me on many different levels. I love her style! The splices of Spanish throughout really paint a picture of the broken-ness within her language. And the quotes that she popped in were very powerful. The reading was jolting in the way it skipped from her pros, to Spanish, to a quote or saying, and then back to her pros again. This made for an interesting read- I certainly was never bored.
There was a point on page 43, in the paragraph that begins with "As a culture...", where she tries to define what she calls herself. She has many different answers, and she says many of them are cop-outs. Her continued reference of copping out proves the point that the answer to this question is a detailed one that would require a lengthy explanation for full comprehension. Her replies would be a short-hand form for easy association. But identity, who we are, is not a simple answer.
And I loved the sentence: "Wild tongues can't be tamed, they can only be cut out." She is a very powerful writer.
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I felt the same way. I felt as if I got a real sense of the author in her words and it seemed to flow and it didn't have a stiff feeling like a lot of the other essay we read had. I also liked the quote that you pulled out. It says a lot about our country and how we look upon people that have different cultures. Sometimes it seems as if people don't fully embrace American culture then they are unpatriotic and shouldn't live in the US. But it's a ridiculous thought for a country that was built by immigrants. This essay was definitely intriguing and made me think a lot.
ReplyDeleteI agree completely, I felt as though the author painted a very clear picture of how she was and she actually talk. I also agree with the first comment that it shows alot about how our country views different poeple from different culltures and about how they fit into our society. The way this piece was written though actually made it more interesting and maybe not so static to read. I definately enjoyed reading this specific piece.
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