When one has power over another, one has the ability to make them feel isolated from a variety of experiences. The struggle between power and alienation is present in a wide range of human experiences. It takes a different form depending on the experience. The struggle can occur between a teacher and a student, and two different cultures. An example of this struggle, between a teacher and student, is displayed in the essay,
“The Banking Method,” by Paulo Friere. The teacher is given the power to control how the world enters the student’s minds. In the banking concept of education, the student is taught information objectively with no reference to the world surrounding them. The concept causes the student to feel alienated. The banking method of education is when a student memorizes the information taught by a teacher, without understanding it. In this method, the teacher-student relationship has a narrative character. The teacher is the narrating subject and the student is the listening object. This relationship creates a teacher-student contradiction. The teacher lacks concern for the opinions of the students, while the student is expected to obey to the teacher. The student is taught material …show more content…
Chicanos also feared disapproval from the Latinos because their Spanish was imperfect. In addition, Anzaldua highlights the issue for women in the Chicano society. In her culture, many words were considered derogatory if applied to women. She mentions Chicanas bare robbed of their female being by the masculine plural. She was shocked the first time she heard two women use the female version of “we.” In her essay, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” Anzaldua says, “Language is a male discourse”(27). As a result of constant discouragement, the Chicanos sense of self often diminished. Anzaldua desired to have her language and identity
“The Banking Method,” by Paulo Friere. The teacher is given the power to control how the world enters the student’s minds. In the banking concept of education, the student is taught information objectively with no reference to the world surrounding them. The concept causes the student to feel alienated. The banking method of education is when a student memorizes the information taught by a teacher, without understanding it. In this method, the teacher-student relationship has a narrative character. The teacher is the narrating subject and the student is the listening object. This relationship creates a teacher-student contradiction. The teacher lacks concern for the opinions of the students, while the student is expected to obey to the teacher. The student is taught material …show more content…
Chicanos also feared disapproval from the Latinos because their Spanish was imperfect. In addition, Anzaldua highlights the issue for women in the Chicano society. In her culture, many words were considered derogatory if applied to women. She mentions Chicanas bare robbed of their female being by the masculine plural. She was shocked the first time she heard two women use the female version of “we.” In her essay, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” Anzaldua says, “Language is a male discourse”(27). As a result of constant discouragement, the Chicanos sense of self often diminished. Anzaldua desired to have her language and identity