Rodriguez Response

Interesting, it's good to finally look at society and the topics that we face in this class from someone who isn't white. I can only imagine how difficult it is to grow up in a place where you dont speak the launguage of the public. It would sound like a bunch of noise, and I'd panic if I was being spoken to. Then the nuns were angry that he wouldn't just speak perfect english! I'm sorry but learning a new language doesn't just happen over night. Makes it sound like he was a problem child. I felt so bad as he started to learn english and the families closeness slowely diminished. When he was first describing them they were so happy and got along very nicely, next thing you know they are hardly talking and Rodriguez addresses his parents only with eye contact. I mean all families grow seperately as they get older, but they are all still young. Just taking away the language the family spoke took away their whole culture, the whole togetherness of the family. His dad only seems happy when he's talking to his family in spanish. Finally, I totally get the end of this article. Where he mentions how not only was his private individuality lost but also his public individuality. No one looks at him the same way, neither him or his family.