Throughout the illustrated history of the Chicano background, Anzaldúa presses the article forward by addressing the self-aware conservation of an intimate self-deprecation and by way of acknowledging the intellectual capacity by usage of inherent, powerful self-esteem, she finds the ability to stand proud and revel in her own origination, regardless of the incessant victimization which may arise. Having adopted a clearness in her cogency, Anzaldúa is able to articulate her experiences from within her confrontations, which distinguish and explain her very keen sense of identity and cultural belonging, however, also takes part as her kryptonite as she compares and recognizes that “ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity.” (Anzaldúa 2951) From the inception of the article, Anzaldúa is highly blatant and openly recognizes her own conflicted identity. Nearly every sentence is twisted, yet, ironed out, as she blends a dynamic mixture of English with a variety of Spanish dialects ever so smoothly. As the opening paragraph references her dentists’ frustration about her wild and stubborn “tongue,” and then follows up …show more content…
Her articulation is profoundly accurate, regardless of the Chicano cultures specificities as many immigrants do struggle, to this very day, with the very same difficulties and must adhere appropriately in order to make ends meet. Many, if not most, of the sacrifices that Anzaldúa describes are highly standard amongst immigrants and citizens alike, and also, highly trivial. From childhood transformations to language barriers, there is an undeniable truth that comes forth when it is time to allocate and solve problems during adulthood. Countless immigrant parents are severely strict towards their children’s upbringings for what seems to them to be righteous reasons and the results are absolutely incomparable, in contrast to the light dusting that Anzaldúa seems to push on about, regarding the linguistic tribulations in her essay; however, as many immigrant parents are undoubtedly deemed to be “stubborn,” it is because they, themselves, have most likely come from an even more strict and reprehensible environment, culture, heritage, regime, etc., yet, there are very few publications about their endeavors, however