Most essays I've read usually follow a strict academic format but Anzaldua wrote hers differently although she does follow the academic format. Academic essays have three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion. Anzaldua starts her essay with a metaphoric example first and then the introduction begins after that. Throughout her essay she also has a variety of body paragraphs including music and the origin of the Spanish language. The conclusion is of course at the end of the essay. What I noticed that she did differently was that instead of using transition words to change from one main idea to the other she used quotes. The quotes are not in the paragraph, their in between paragraphs. She also wrote the essay using both English and Spanish, so it's Spanglish. By doing this she's aiming this essay at a Spanish speaking audience. She assumes that everyone reading this knows and understands Spanish. I think that she wrote this essay to educate everyone on the different Spanishes that are spoken and why and how they came to be. It teaches us about the past and present history of the Spanish language. I think that Anzaldua expresses why she wrote her essay the way she did with this quote "A language which they can connect their identity to, one capable of communicating the realities and values true to themselves--a language with terms that are neither espanol ni inlges, but both" (11). This quote expresses everything that she explains in her essay. The Spanish spoken today is influenced by other languages. As a result new words and languages are created. Although different geographic locations have their own versions of Spanish, at the end of the day it's all Spanish. For example, I'm Chicana, and i have to admit that I do make Spanish words by using English words as a base. My Spanish is choppy and definitely not perfect but other Spanish speaking people can still understand me. I like to call my Spanish Chicafornia Spanish. I call it that because my Spanish was influenced by the different cultures in California.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Anzaldua Blog Response #2: The Anti- ...
Most essays I've read usually follow a strict academic format but Anzaldua wrote hers differently although she does follow the academic format. Academic essays have three main parts: introduction, body and conclusion. Anzaldua starts her essay with a metaphoric example first and then the introduction begins after that. Throughout her essay she also has a variety of body paragraphs including music and the origin of the Spanish language. The conclusion is of course at the end of the essay. What I noticed that she did differently was that instead of using transition words to change from one main idea to the other she used quotes. The quotes are not in the paragraph, their in between paragraphs. She also wrote the essay using both English and Spanish, so it's Spanglish. By doing this she's aiming this essay at a Spanish speaking audience. She assumes that everyone reading this knows and understands Spanish. I think that she wrote this essay to educate everyone on the different Spanishes that are spoken and why and how they came to be. It teaches us about the past and present history of the Spanish language. I think that Anzaldua expresses why she wrote her essay the way she did with this quote "A language which they can connect their identity to, one capable of communicating the realities and values true to themselves--a language with terms that are neither espanol ni inlges, but both" (11). This quote expresses everything that she explains in her essay. The Spanish spoken today is influenced by other languages. As a result new words and languages are created. Although different geographic locations have their own versions of Spanish, at the end of the day it's all Spanish. For example, I'm Chicana, and i have to admit that I do make Spanish words by using English words as a base. My Spanish is choppy and definitely not perfect but other Spanish speaking people can still understand me. I like to call my Spanish Chicafornia Spanish. I call it that because my Spanish was influenced by the different cultures in California.
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