Essay On Anzaldua

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As a result, Anzaldua is able to emphasize the importance of simple objects such as; language, food, and music to an individual's culture. She asserts “ Yet I couldn't stop my feet from thumping to the music, could not stop humming the words,” the words “could not” are repeated each time to create emotion that shows she will not be oppressed and she will continue to rebel against the oppression (42). This is also used to speed the pace and rhythm of the phrase to increase the anger and passion she has towards people who want to assimilate her society to be like everyone else. Anzaldua is then able to stack alliteration with an image for the audience by asserting “ who we were, what we were, how we evolved. We ban to get a glimpse of what