Hunger of Memory People overcome obstacles in their everyday life, it is not a new thing. Some people face obstacles far worse than others could ever begin to imagine. Hunger of Memory is a biography written by Richard Rodriguez, it highlights the many obstacles he faced in his life. Richard Rodriguez is a man who moved to America knowing less than 50 words of English. He tells his story in the book Hunger of Memory where he highlights the obstacles he went through. Rodriguez does not simply write out his story, he uses methods and techniques to engage the reader and take them on an emotional rollercoaster as they read. In Hunger of Memory, Rodriguez acknowledges that his biggest obstacle in life was English. He originally spoke very
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In Hunger of Memory, Rodriguez uses Imagery in multiple cases, an example of this is “Our house stood apart. A gaudy yellow in a row of white bungalows” (11). Rodriguez used this quote in hopes of getting the audience in his shoes. He wanted them to feel as if they were standing outside his house looking at it. This is important because as the reader continues to read the novel, Rodriguez hopes they will feel as if they’re in his shoes and sympathize with him throughout the whole novel. Another example of Imagery is “I looked up to the counter where red and green peppers were strung like Christmas tree lights and saw the frowning face of the stranger” (48). This example of imagery is odd. Rodriguez references Christmas, which is usually a happy time of year, and then goes on to mention a frowning stranger. It is as if this example is a reference to Rodriguez’s life, he should be happy because he has been given the opportunity to expose himself to the American culture and learn and benefit from it, but he is not something is missing. He wants the best of both worlds, he wishes he could have the full experience of the American culture, but also keep all of his Mexican culture. This is alludes to another major obstacle Rodriguez faces,
In Hunger of Memory, Rodriguez uses Imagery in multiple cases, an example of this is “Our house stood apart. A gaudy yellow in a row of white bungalows” (11). Rodriguez used this quote in hopes of getting the audience in his shoes. He wanted them to feel as if they were standing outside his house looking at it. This is important because as the reader continues to read the novel, Rodriguez hopes they will feel as if they’re in his shoes and sympathize with him throughout the whole novel. Another example of Imagery is “I looked up to the counter where red and green peppers were strung like Christmas tree lights and saw the frowning face of the stranger” (48). This example of imagery is odd. Rodriguez references Christmas, which is usually a happy time of year, and then goes on to mention a frowning stranger. It is as if this example is a reference to Rodriguez’s life, he should be happy because he has been given the opportunity to expose himself to the American culture and learn and benefit from it, but he is not something is missing. He wants the best of both worlds, he wishes he could have the full experience of the American culture, but also keep all of his Mexican culture. This is alludes to another major obstacle Rodriguez faces,