"Aria" Richard Rodriguez

In this reading, the Author Richard Rodriguez main argument is that, in any type of school students that have grown up in a bilingual home shouldn’t be discouraged to not speak their language whether that’s Spanish, French, Italian or any other language. Rodriguez continues to talk about when he was in school,  he would of felt less afraid and trusted the teachers more and would of responded with ease if the teachers had greeted him in Spanish. He also believed that the English language is not for him to use. His teachers at the school were getting frustrated with Rodriguez because he only wanted to speak Spanish because that’s what he was more comfortable with. In the reading Rodriguez teachers asks his parents if they could practice speaking English at home so he would be more comfortable speaking it in school. Nobody should have to give up their dominate language just to fit in and be socially accepted by others around them. On page 34 it states, “ they agreed to give up their language (the sounds) that had revealed and accentuated our family’s closeness.” Due to this change, this separated Rodriguez’s family to where they in his mind he wouldn’t consider his family to be close anymore. Each night at dinner, his family and him would practice English. He states, “ so we felt drawn as strangers to it (pg.35).” Then throughout the reading he explains how he was struggling to speak English made him upset and angry which to think about is quite sad. Nobody should have to struggle to speak in order for others to understand. Everybody has the right to speak whatever language they chose to speak especially if that’s in their own home. 

 I as I was looking at my classmates blogs I noticed that Serena and I have the same views to Rodriguez’s Article. I personally agree with everything she states in her blog post especially when she says, “No one should ever be deprived of their first language in order to fit in the norm of society.” I one-hundred percent agree with this statement and somewhat said that in the beginning of my blog post as well. But I also agree with what she says on how if you move to a different to a different country you should try to learn and be some-what forced to speak their language in order to understand the people around you, especially if they don’t know how to speak or understand your primary language. Overall I have nothing negative to say about Serena’s blog post and enjoyed reading her blog post. I am also glad to see that we have the same view points as well when it comes to the author Richard Rodriguez article “Aria.”