Richard Rodriguez wrote, Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood, in his essay he wrote about the problem he faced growing up as a bilingual Hispanic in America. Growing up as a Hispanic in United States was a struggle for Richard Rodriguez. This was because he was a Spanish speaking child and living in an English-speaking society. Rodriguez went to Roman Catholic school where many of his classmates were the children of business man, lawyers and doctors. Adjusting to the American culture helped Rodriguez feel more comfort among the other American students. He spoke English at home but when he got home he started speaking Spanish as a daily routine. Sometimes Rodriguez heard his parents speaking English in public but he felt safe in his Spanish speaking home because it was his first language. English seemed difficult for …show more content…
His parents mainly spoke Spanish, and he spoke English. He wanted about his parents to adopt the American culture. He felt that it is necessary to be integrated to the culture that you live in. This is because, Rodriguez had a hard time in his life remain with his own culture. Rodriguez felt that integration is necessary and due to this belief, he lost his family. Now he has rare contact with his family, because he attached to a society which is different than his parent’s culture. Many Americans feel that they have a best culture and that anyone who lives in States, should follow their culture with their beliefs, traditions and language. Rodriguez stands solid on his opinion of attachment of cultures as he wrote it in his essay. This has its own advantages and disadvantages. Advantage of integration would be that it is quite a bit easier to live in a society if beliefs and traditions are the same. but a major disadvantage is that you can lose your previous culture and customs. Rodriguez established well about his point of view in his