Most people today know more than one language, no matter where they originated from. Language is learned to make communication with others much easier and to know more. People who are bilingual learned the language from their families and while some identify with the culture in which the language is from, others do not. When someone learns a language they also learn about the culture and race. In “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua, her language is her cultural identity and even though it’s not taken as a serious language, she doesn’t give up on her belief that her language is what makes her who she is. An essay that is contrasting to what Anzaldua believes is entitled “Aria,” by Richard Rodriguez, which thinks that ones race doesn’t
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Rodriguez’s experience with language causes his family “to be quiet, due to the fact that as the children learned more English, they shared fewer and fewer words with their parents (Rodriguez, 408).” That experience made him reject the possibility that two linguistic identities are possible since the interaction amongst family was decreasing. Since his experience with language among his family had a bad outcome, he lost comfort with his primary language and began to believe that two linguistic identities are not necessary since one is more dominant than the …show more content…
This article is most meant for an English audience but she doesn’t take the time to provide a translation for phrases because she’s incorporating her linguistic identity in her writing and her cultural identity. In contrast to Rodriguez, his article is entirely in English because he considers it to be his only identity, both linguistic and cultural. A perfect example that being bilingual is very beneficial is the movie, Born in East L.A by Cheech Marin in 1987. It’s about Ruby Robles (Marin) that gets deported because he didn’t have anything to prove that he was an American citizen. He’s deported to Tijuana, Mexico and barely knows any actual Spanish, so ends up having a hard time communicating that he doesn’t belong in Mexico.He makes two friends, Dolores and Jimmy who help him cross back over. He is able to get back to Los Angeles after working to make money to be brought back and marries Dolores so she isn’t
Rodriguez’s experience with language causes his family “to be quiet, due to the fact that as the children learned more English, they shared fewer and fewer words with their parents (Rodriguez, 408).” That experience made him reject the possibility that two linguistic identities are possible since the interaction amongst family was decreasing. Since his experience with language among his family had a bad outcome, he lost comfort with his primary language and began to believe that two linguistic identities are not necessary since one is more dominant than the …show more content…
This article is most meant for an English audience but she doesn’t take the time to provide a translation for phrases because she’s incorporating her linguistic identity in her writing and her cultural identity. In contrast to Rodriguez, his article is entirely in English because he considers it to be his only identity, both linguistic and cultural. A perfect example that being bilingual is very beneficial is the movie, Born in East L.A by Cheech Marin in 1987. It’s about Ruby Robles (Marin) that gets deported because he didn’t have anything to prove that he was an American citizen. He’s deported to Tijuana, Mexico and barely knows any actual Spanish, so ends up having a hard time communicating that he doesn’t belong in Mexico.He makes two friends, Dolores and Jimmy who help him cross back over. He is able to get back to Los Angeles after working to make money to be brought back and marries Dolores so she isn’t