In response to “How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ she describes her childhood along with the struggles of adjusting to the many different types of languages that her culture provides. She begins her experiences with a dentist appointment she had as a child and how the doctor was struggling to control her tongue while he cleaned her roots. That experience made her curious as to how one actually tames a wild tongue. Growing up in the American public school system‚ she would often be
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few who bother to look deeper. Behind an act‚ is always a meaning. In many card tricks‚ one deceives the person similarly how an author inserts plot twists‚ and irony into their stories. The beginning and ending are of the utmost importance in both cases. An author‚ especially‚ must know where to put emphasis in order to make the story flow. I believe How to Tame a Wild Tongue showcases a rich blend between tone‚ symbolism and metaphors. Gloria Anzaldua is able to raise awareness to the issues at
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The author talks about the dilemma she faced about her own language and how she represents herself through her language. Gloria Anzaldua who is a Chicano talks about how Chicanas have problems expressing their feelings. Since they lack a native language‚ instead it is a product of several languages. And their language Chicano Spanish has incorporated bits and pieces of several versions of Spanish. The author speaks about people who are neither Spanish nor live in a country in which Spanish is the
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Essay How to Tame a Wild Tongue In Gloria Anzaldua’s article‚ “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” she demonstrates her experiences of overcoming ethnic identity. From personal exposure‚ Anzaldua describes her observation of linguistic terrorism throughout her life. The article begins in a school setting where the author reveals an unacceptable atmosphere for being caught speaking Spanish. Communicating meant speaking American‚ and avoiding any Mexican accents. Violation of the First Amendment is expressed
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In this essay‚ I will be comparing the authors of “How To Tame A Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ and “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” by Zora Hurston. Both Anzaldua and Hurston struggled to accept their identity based on social and cultural differences within their surroundings. This inevitably caused them to realize that what society rejects them for is what makes them who they are‚ and they accept it. In the story “How To Tame A Wild Tongue”‚ Gloria Anzaldua is a young Chicano girl who felt as
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Siyuan Hu Ashley Farmer ENG 100 Similarity between “The Veil” and “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” In “The Veil” by Satrapi‚ she describes her early childhood‚ the background of it and also The Islamic Revolution that took place in Iran. In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Anzaldúa‚ she talks about the intertwined issues of her native language and argues for the values of it. Even though these two great works vary not only in genres but also in topics‚ in culture-concerning kind of perspective
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I’m comparing the authors of “How it Feel to Be Colored Me by Zora Hurston‚ and How to Tame a Wild Tongue by Gloria Anzaldua. Gloria Anzaldua became a victim of oppression by accepting society expectations of the Chicano culture. Meanwhile‚ Zora Hurston accepted who she is despite who people perceived her as because of her skin color. These two authors defends their personal identities through their cultures in separate ways. In the story How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚ Gloria Anzaldua feels that the
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having always to translate‚ while I still have to speak English or Spanish when I would rather speak Spanglish‚ and as long as I have to accommodate the English speaker rather than having them accommodate me‚ my tongue will be illegitimate.” It would be a lie if I started to explain how I dealt with the difficulty of this passage‚ because the truth is that I didn’t find anything difficult about Gloria Anzaldúa’s text; no‚ it’s not that I’m the smartest reader out there‚ it’s just that I completely
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Gloria Anzaldua How to Tame a Wild Tongue I really enjoyed this particular essay‚ I thought that Anzaldua did an excellent job informing the reader about her struggles and how she refused to reject her culture for the sake of belonging. When she writes in Spanish‚ she is verbally telling us about who she is. I feel as if Anzaldua really tried to stay true to herself and her language‚ which is why she switches to Spanish throughout the essay. I really admired her want to learn and listen to
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Gloria Anzaldua wrote two essays Entering into the Serpent and How to Tame a Wild Tongue. It is difficult for me to understand because both of these two essays are in English and Spanish. I think it is the author’s purpose that let people know how difficult it is to suffer from different cultures and languages. Anzaldua mainly talks about the differences in cultures and languages to show how she fights against people’s common sense of American culture. First‚ she talks about many stories about Spanish
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