My Speech Community In Les Misérables By Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo, the author of, “Les Misérables,” once said, “Change your opinions, keep your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots.” This is a quote that can be reassuring to a person who is going through a rough patch in life or when they are at a stance in their life where they have forgotten who they are. When I read this quote, I think about where I come from and how it has shaped me to be the person I am today. One way that my roots have affected me is by my speech communities. The speech that my community has is mostly urban with some southern speech from the older generations. How I was personally affected is that I have the best of both worlds: I have the skill of understanding and speaking to different age groups.
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