losing who you are‚ as we read in‚ “Speaking In Tongues” by Zadie Smith and “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldùa. Smith and Anzaldùa both shared a similar problem. They were afraid that they may lose or already lost their voice/language. While Anzaldùa did everything to prevent that‚ “I had to “argue” with one advisor after the other‚ semester after semester‚ before I was allowed to make Chicano literature an area of focus” (Anzaldùa 376). Smith on the other hand just tried to fit
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In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ Gloria Anzaldua discussed the social and cultural difficulties Mexican immigrants go through when being raise in the USA. In addition‚ through her anecdotes she shows the strong relationship between language and identity‚ thanks these she also explains how one’s language must be preserved and celebrated. In the excerpt from “Movimientos de Rebeldía y las Culturas que Traicionan” Anzaldua exposes how culture aims to impose who we should be. In both pieces Gloria Anzaldua
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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 hand while keeping her emotions at bay. Anzaldua begins her story with an anecdote.
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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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HOW TO TAME A WILD TONGUE The writer dialogue within relation to a 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
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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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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 understand what she’s talking about; being a Mexican kid
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TAMING A WILD TONGUE Gloria Anzaldua’s title "How to Tame a Wild Tongue"‚ depending on which angle it is looked at‚ could be seen as a rhetoric question in the sense that the "tongue" and or whatever it stands to signify cannot be tamed. In this case it metaphorically represents her native language-Spanish or Chicano Spanish-to be precise. On the other hand‚ the title could be taken as a statement of ridicule to show the futility or near futility of trying to force a change of language or pattern
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Katelyn McCoy English 1101 Summary/Response September 26‚ 2012 McCray “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” In the article‚ “How to Tame a Wild Tongue”‚ Gloria Anzaldua focuses on the idea of losing an accent or native language to conform to the current environment. Anzaldua grew up in the United States but spoke mostly Spanish. The problem is that the language she spoke was Chicano Spanish‚ not true Spanish. She was living in an English speaking environment‚ but was not Anglo. She wasn’t living
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How to Tame a Wild Tongue 10/15/12 Differences are what define the world around us. Whether a subtle contrast of two colors or a comparison of two nations‚ our dissimilarities shape our identities. Many people find it difficult to accept the differences they have with other people. It is easy with similarities‚ because they are within our boundaries or areas in which we have experience. People have a tendency to shun things they do not understand‚ to oppress the unfamiliar. To be confronted with
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