He didn’t mean anything bythat mistranslation, I’m sure. But somehow Icould feel myself being erased
This is an example of how something that seems harmless can really have a negative effect in someone.
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But the truth is, I wanted him tointerrupt. I wanted my father to understandwhat it was I was scribbling, to introduce me as“My only daughter, the writer.” Not as “This isonly my daughter
This shows how we crave the approval of the people we love, and how it truly makes an impact on us.
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forthe reader’s sake I should have written: “I amthe only daughter in a Mexican family of sixsons.” Or even: “I am the only daughter of aMexican father and a Mexican-Americanmother.” Or: “I am the only daughter of aworking-class family of nine.” All of thesehad everything to do with who I am today
I think this is interesting and shows how social standards really come into play.
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I read books late into the night, until I could barely keep my eyes open. I read books at recess, thenduring lunch, and in the few minutes left after I had finished my classroom assignments.
I relate to this, as someone who loves reading, when you find a book you really love and you just want to give all of your time to it and find out what happens next.
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We were Indian children who were expected to be stupid.
I think this shows the standards that people are held to that are not always the best for every situation.
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My father loved books, and since I loved my father with an aching devotion, I decided to love books as well.
I like the way this shows that the people we love and surround ourselves with have an influence on us.
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My father, who is one of the few Indians who went to Catholic school on purpose, was an avid reader of westerns, spy thrillers, murder mysteries, gangsterepics, basketball player biographies and anything else he could find.
I like the way this shows if you enjoy something, you really go for it even if it has some struggles.
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I learned to read with a Superman comic book
I think it is interesting this shows we all have different things that pique our interests, yet it all leads to us learning and making connections in different ways.
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The act of traditional or organized storytelling cannot happen without an audience connection. The reaction of the audience can change the way the story is delivered
I have had experiences where this is completely true, where if the storyteller is not interested in what they're reading, then everyone becomes disengaged.
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Storytelling can transform the classroom to be something new. Although the students recognize that the story is in the classroom, they can also travel in the “world of story” as a told story is being shared.
From my experience, connecting a story to what you are learning in class really helps everything make more sense.
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Oral storytelling is different from personal narrative writing such as memoir or autobiography in that it is told in front of a live audience
I think that oral storytelling would make a story have more impact, since you can tell that way the emotion behind it and the way it affects people.
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a tool for making us known, both to ourselves and to others.
I would agree with this in the way the stories and experiences help us connect with each other.
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