Percy Rodriguez Analysis

Rodriguez views his essay from a different point then Percy does. Therefore, where Percy may notice a flaw, Rodriguez may not notice it due to the difference in their opinions. Rodriguez may seem to have different point of view on his essay than Percy has, but that is expected because Percy focus on change in general experience, while Rodriguez focuses more on personal change. Rodriguez may agree with some of Percy’s points but, he also has the ability to rebut them especially when it comes in regard to his case. To get started, Percy viewed the separation between Rodriguez and his family as a loss of who he is. In Percy’s eyes, Rodriguez focusing so much on school and his education instead of other things like family would hurt him in the long run. Rodriguez isolated himself from his family because he was embarrassed by them and felt as though he was smarter than them. Rodriguez may agree with Percy to a certain extent but, he may not agree with the fact that his education is what caused his loss. He actually feels as though his education was have a factor in him changing but, it also helped him understand and realize that he had isolated himself from his loved ones. In fact, In his essay he states, “ If because of my schooling, I have grown …show more content…
This is where Rodriguez would disagree with him because he believes that there is no way that you can not depend on school and achieve education succession. School would give you the tools you need in order to take the necessary steps in becoming successful. Percy may also revisit the fact that him depending solely on education to succeed is changing him. Rodriguez would come back and say sometimes you have to change in order to succeed especially in his case. Rodriguez is coming from completely different cultural background and is trying to adapt and become successful in the American