Tongue

“Being Judged By Society” In the excerpt “ How To Tame A Wild Tongue”, Gloria Anzaldua provides a description of her struggle being a Mexican in the United States. Specifically, Anzauldua argues how people in society can categorized people and be judgmental because off little information known about them. In this paper, I write about different aspects of myself that I feel are misunderstood and how I feel prejudged based off my circumstances. I will describe parts of me that others are not…

Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue” (1990) as well as Deena Kamel’s Toronto Star article “A Language Without Limits” (2008) both express ideas involving language. Despite the fact that these two texts are expressed as different text types, and that they use very different diction to communicate emotion, each of these texts conveys a common message and theme; the impact that imperfect English can impose upon society. Firstly, each of these texts is expressed differently. “Mother Tongue” is written as a…

During this essay, I will be discussing the differences between Gloria Anzaldua’s, “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” and Richard Rodriguez’s, “ Aria”, as well as the similarities, to determine which one is a personal preference as an acceptable debate. Firstly, let’s go over the key details in each reading, starting with Gloria Arizaldua’s “ How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” This reading sort of threw me off in the beginning, but as you slowly and carefully read through it you gain its sense of purpose.…

In Gloria Anzaldua’s “How to tame a wild tongue,” I was captivated with the way she expressed her pride for her language. I figured out I had the same feeling burning in my chest for my language. Gloria Anzaldua is a perfect example of how a person is capable of being self-validated despite negative reactions to diversity. A person’s language is part of their identity, and it is up to that individual to value their language. I have lived in the Rio Grande Valley all my life, I speak the language…

The Tongue Toys Words are the secret currency of influence and power and the novel “The Book Thief” demonstrates this. The novel “The Book Thief” was written by Markus Zusak and published in 2005. The novel is about a young German girl named Liesel Meminger and her experiences living in Nazi Germany. The thematic statement for the novel is “The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”. This statement is quoted from the Christian bible, which shows a…

need to know about how they’re feeling, without even asking. However, in literature, much more attention is required to notice tone, but I will be examining Fredrick Douglass’ “Learning to Read and Write, and Gloria Anzaldua’s “How to Tame a Wild Tongue.” Although these authors overcame similar language barriers, they both have different attitudes towards their encounters. To begin with, one author is more at peace with their outcome. Douglass was calm and satisfied with the way things turned…

Rhetorical analysis for “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” Have you ever been in a situation that people around you were speaking a language which you do not understand at all, and they diminished your home language when you tried to speak out? If not, at least someone did experienced the awkwardness and feel outrages of being put in such a situation. The article “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” is written by Gloria Anzaldua who was the sixth generation Tejana. She wrote this article to describe how living…

In the article of “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (1989), it tells us the difference and relationship between “Broken English” and “perfect English”. It seems to others, Tan’s mother’s English is broken and fractured, but for Tan, her mother’s English is vivid and easy to understand, it is also Tan’s bridge of growth and understanding of the external things. Tan used her life experience to show that many people speak “Broken English” like her mother is not mean that they don’t know English. They know…

Mother Tongue Summary The essay “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan portrays society’s ignorance towards individuals differences from societal norms. As a result of this ignorance, individuals are treated insignificantly. Amy Tan and her mother struggle with this issue throughout their lives, constantly being treating insignificantly and not taken seriously. As a result Amy is ashamed of where she comes from and how her mother speaks. Amy eventually comes to peace with where she comes from and…

Mother Tongue Every language is unique in itself. Everyone have a different way to express them self. Yet why do we do not accept the people who are different? “Mother tongue” is are on the article written by Amy Tan. In the story, she discusses about her mother ‘fractured” English. How her mother faced difficulties because she had an accent when she talked. She said that “some says they understand none of it is as if she were speaking pure Chinses.” instead of praising her that she…