Personal Narrative: The Way Of The Dinosaurs By Rafael Campos
Most of my young adult life I have walked into a room where everyone was listening to a person describing a story, in Spanish, and I could not understand the details? Being a non-fluent Latinas, this meant I would not hear and understand the juicy gossip. However, with not speaking Spanish I have gone thought many challenges in my life. I have realized being a non-fluent Latina I have missed out in learning about my heritage, been judged by my appearance, and have taken steps to carry my culture to the next generation. My parents did not teach us to speak Spanish which is one of my biggest regrets in life. This language is a part of my history that I will not be able to teach the next generation. However, as an adult I have made it a choice
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Rafael Campo, author of “The Way of the Dinosaurs”, who compares his Cuban family to dinosaurs, Campo states “…like my family, which was not yet extinct the way tyrannosaurus and triceratops were, but still on the verge of being lost forever” (172). In other words, Campos explains he has not lost his family’s heritage as of yet but hopes to lose his family’s history. Personally I do not agree with Compos because family history, culture, and language should be carried on. If someone’s grandfather was involved in a history movement, wouldn’t they want that accomplishment to be passed on? I know for myself I would like to past any accomplishments as well as the language to the next generation. However, because my parents decided to not teach me Spanish, I now find myself wanting to learn my family’s heritage and language. I have also missed out in being part of my family’s tradition in playing our family’s music. My grandfather taught my father and my uncles how to play a instrument and created Porterville’s first Mariachi band. This music continued to be carry from generation to generation in our family. If it was not for my uncles, willing to teach my family this tradition, we would have my grandfather’s music gone
Rafael Campo, author of “The Way of the Dinosaurs”, who compares his Cuban family to dinosaurs, Campo states “…like my family, which was not yet extinct the way tyrannosaurus and triceratops were, but still on the verge of being lost forever” (172). In other words, Campos explains he has not lost his family’s heritage as of yet but hopes to lose his family’s history. Personally I do not agree with Compos because family history, culture, and language should be carried on. If someone’s grandfather was involved in a history movement, wouldn’t they want that accomplishment to be passed on? I know for myself I would like to past any accomplishments as well as the language to the next generation. However, because my parents decided to not teach me Spanish, I now find myself wanting to learn my family’s heritage and language. I have also missed out in being part of my family’s tradition in playing our family’s music. My grandfather taught my father and my uncles how to play a instrument and created Porterville’s first Mariachi band. This music continued to be carry from generation to generation in our family. If it was not for my uncles, willing to teach my family this tradition, we would have my grandfather’s music gone