Overall, I must admit that Richard Rodriguez’ Hunger of Memory is one of the most important books I’ve ever been assigned. I valued his capacity to express emotions about discovering what many, if not most, of us can't put into words.
My favorite point in this book is Rodriguez’ assertion that an extraordinary education can only be obtained with some measure of sacrifice. “The great change in my life was not linguistic but social. If, after becoming a successful student, I no longer heard intimate voices as often as I had earlier, it was not because I spoke English rather than Spanish. It was because I used public language for most of the day” (Rodriguez, 32). By this, he doesn't mean diligent work, he implies that whenever somebody from
My favorite point in this book is Rodriguez’ assertion that an extraordinary education can only be obtained with some measure of sacrifice. “The great change in my life was not linguistic but social. If, after becoming a successful student, I no longer heard intimate voices as often as I had earlier, it was not because I spoke English rather than Spanish. It was because I used public language for most of the day” (Rodriguez, 32). By this, he doesn't mean diligent work, he implies that whenever somebody from