Wild Tongue” Gloria Anzaldua‚ the author of “How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚” expresses a very strong tie that she has to her native language. Anzaldua grew up in the United States‚ but spoke mostly Spanish. She did not speak the normal form of Spanish though; she spoke Chicano Spanish‚ a language very close to her heart. The text focuses on the idea of her losing her home accent‚ or tongue‚ to conform to the environment she is growing up in. From a very young age‚ Anzaldua knows that she is not
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for speaking Spanish when it was all a misunderstanding. It was a harsh moment she experienced; nobody likes the feeling of being criticized in a free country. As a child Anzaldua had many obstacles and stereotypes to overcome because of her accent. Her problems then concerned her self-esteem‚ and how she valued herself. Anzaldua quotes her mother’s desire for her children to speak English without an accent in order to have a great future; “I want you to speak English‚ pa’ hallar buen trabajo tienes
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countries‚ it has caused it people to become prejudice to their neighbors as they think less of one another and lack respect towards each other. As Gloria Anzaldua had shown this segregation in her children’s book Friends from the other side‚ She uses characterization and code switching to represent tension in and around Mexican-American borders in
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Switching: A Daily Habit Code switching is a part of everyone’s daily life. Gloria Anzaldua expressed how she used code switching in her story “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” Anzaldua grew up in Texas‚ near the Mexico border‚ to a Mexican-American family. Her family primarily spoke Spanish‚ but while at school and in the community‚ they had to speak English‚ the accepted language of America (Anzaldua 530). Anzaldua did not want her native language to die‚ so she wrote “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” to
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writer has their own approach in composing a conclusion that they feel solidifies their argument; every approach makes different demands of a reader because of the moves the writer chooses to make. The essays “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ “Translating Translation” by Alberto Alvaro Rios‚ and “Joyas Voladoras” by Brian Doyle contain conclusions that vary greatly in terms of content and structure‚ but also have resemblances. Anzaldua’s essay‚ “How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚” has a conclusion
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the cultures combining and changes? Cultures are the roots that allow a person to remain grounded and stable‚ providing a group identity while allowing them to flower into an individual. Anzaldua calls attention to the effects of language and language assimilation on a person’s identity and sense of self. Anzaldua argues in “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” that assimilation creates prejudice and goes on to suggest that prejudice has an effect on Chicano/a identities. She writes‚ “Chicanos and other people
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not follow the rules of academic essays devoutly‚ it is highly effective in presenting her argument and is a good example for further speculations on writing styles and the academic arena. Anzaldua hints
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by Gloria Anzaldúa and “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan‚ both have similar subject as they both discussed how different forms of the same language are recognized in society. They emphasize the fact that a person can unconsciously develop different ideas through a language and categorizes an individual by the way they speak. How can identity be molded by language? Language is part of one’s identity. Both articles reflect how the language an individual speak is linked with their identity. Anzaldúa and Tan’s
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Anzaldua identifies how La Virgen de Guadalupe has had her impact in history. In Mexican history‚ she is said to have helped with the freedom of Mexico from Spain. In Roman history‚ she was named “Mother of God”. She was an enduring figure to the Indians during times of mass suffering and “near genocide”. And today‚ in many places she is recognized as more important that god. Although Chicanos /Mexicans may have identify barriers‚ the one thing that is undeniable about who they are‚ is the impact
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Gloria Anzaldua is able to raise awareness to the issues at hand while keeping her emotions at bay. Anzaldua begins her story with an anecdote. She describes a dentist appointment‚ in which a cleansing is taking place. The dentist was getting extremely frustrated because Gloria could not control her tongue. Whenever the dentist would try to touch something‚ her tongue would block his way. “‘We’re going to have to do something about your tongue.’ I hear the anger rising in his voice.” (Anzaldua‚ How
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