Talking Points

Aria

by Richard Rodriguez

Rodriguez is stating that growing up he realized that he needed to learn English and make that his first language. Rather than speaking Spanish he realized to keep up he needed to learn English so he could speak fluently, unlike his father.

Rodriguez said "Though his English improved somewhat, he retired into silence. At dinner he spoke very little. One night his children and even his wife helplessly giggled at his garbled English pronunciation of the Catholic Grace before Meals. Thereafter he made his wife recite the prayer at the start of each meal, even on formal occasions, when there were guests in the house." I feel like in this quote he is in a way stating that he doesn't generally what to be like his father in the way that he cant speak english well. Rather he wants to be fluent and keep up with everyone else.

I made this as a good piece to read. Rodriguez story was very interesting stating how he was behind at first with his language skills and didn't know anything besides a few words than learned how to speak english fluently. And realized the more english he spoke the less Spanish he spoke. He didn't wanted to talk in spanish because it would make him realize how much his life has changed and differed.

I felt this piece was easy to read and not difficult to follow or understand. It relates to the other text that we read to the same way that we are going to be teachers and it prepares to show us how many people speak in other languages and their first language isn't always english. In the other readings they always showed us how society was different.