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The writers Richard Rodriguez and Maxine Hong Kingston, despite their differences, shares one characteristic: their parents were immigrants to California. A frequent theme of their writings is the difficulties of growing up with two languages and two countries.
A child whose first language is not English is often ridiculed because they cannot communicate “properly.” Rodriguez learned Spanish at home, but at school everyone expected him to use their language, English. He remembers his childish embarrassment because of his parents’ poor English. College and graduate school, which usually expand one’s knowledge, widened the gap between Rodriguez and his Latino culture. His essays suggest that he lost a part of himself, a loss that continue to bother him.
Kinston spoke Chinese at home and also learned her first English at school. She sometimes writes of these experiences, but more often she write to recover and preserve her Chinese culture. The Woman Warrior, which offers a blend of autobiography, family history, and mythic tales, describes the struggle of Kinston’s female relatives. China Men focus on Kinston’s male ancestors; each one traveled to Hawaii or California to make money for their wife back in China. Kinston’s work, like Rodriguez’s essays, reflect the tension and confusion that the child of immigrants often feel when they try to blend two cultures.
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2005-10-31 08:11:21 · 2 個解答 · 發問者 jacqueline 3 in 社會與文化 語言

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Despite their differences, the writers, Richard Rodriguez and Maxine Hong Kingston, share one characteristic: their parents were immigrants to California. A frequent theme of their writings is the difficulties of growing up with two languages and two countries.A child whose first language is not English is often ridiculed because he or she cannot communicate “properly.” Rodriguez learned Spanish at home, but at school everyone expected him to speak English. He remembers embarrassing childhood moments because of his parents’ poor English. College and graduate school, which usually expand one’s knowledge, widened the gap between Rodriguez and his Latino culture. His essays suggest that he lost a part of himself, a loss that continues to bother him.Kinston spoke Chinese at home and also learned her first English at school. She sometimes writes of these experiences, but more often she writes to recover and preserve her Chinese culture. The Woman Warrior, which offers a blend of autobiography, family history, and mythic tales, describes the struggle of Kinston’s female relatives. China Men focuses on Kinston’s male ancestors, each of whom traveled to Hawaii or California to make money for his wife back in China. Kinston’s work, like Rodriguez’s, reflects the tension and confusion that the children of immigrants often feel when they try to blend two cultures.

2005-10-31 09:15:43 · answer #1 · answered by bc 7 · 0 0

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Two authers ,Richard Rodriguez and Maxine Hong Kingston, despite their differences, share one character: their parents were immigrants to California. A frequent theme of their writings is the difficulty of growing up within two different languages in two various countries.
A child whose first language is not English is often ridiculed because he or she cannot communicate “properly.” Rodriguez learned Spanish at home, but at school everyone expected him to use their language, English. He remembered his childish embarrassment because of his parents’ poor English. He was well educated by his college which expanded his knowledge. The result was widened the gap between Rodriguez and his Latino culture. His essays suggest that he lost partial of himself, a loss that continue to bother him.
Kinston spoke Chinese at home and also learned her English first at school. She sometimes writes these experiences, but more often she writes for recovery and preserving her Chinese culture. The Woman Warrior, which offers a blend of autobiography, family history, and mythic tales, describes the struggle of Kinston’s female relatives. China Men focus on Kinston’s male ancestors; each one traveled to Hawaii or California to make money for their wifes, then they were back to China. Kinston’s work, like Rodriguez’s essays, reflect the tension and confusion from immigranted children.They will feel stressful when they try to blend two cultures.

2005-10-31 08:31:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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