Spanglish: A Summary
In the graphic narrative “Spanglish”, Irma Arias lived in mexico for first two years of her life so the language and environment around her would be in spanish. As her parents decide to move out of mexico to the United states she was a “confused child” because she had difficulty understanding english because of her main language which is spanish(2). As she getting older the surroundings around her helped her better speak and understand english. For example, her favorite show “rollie pollie ollie” and other children shows was a factor in her childhood that helped her understand english but wasn’t enough to help her in school because the children shows taught her the basics of english. So Irma would get in trouble for not
In the graphic narrative “Spanglish”, Irma Arias lived in mexico for first two years of her life so the language and environment around her would be in spanish. As her parents decide to move out of mexico to the United states she was a “confused child” because she had difficulty understanding english because of her main language which is spanish(2). As she getting older the surroundings around her helped her better speak and understand english. For example, her favorite show “rollie pollie ollie” and other children shows was a factor in her childhood that helped her understand english but wasn’t enough to help her in school because the children shows taught her the basics of english. So Irma would get in trouble for not