Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez
What are the motifs in Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez by Richard Rodriguez?
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The role of language is a recurring idea. Spanish was the language spoken inside the Rodriguez household; English was the language spoken with the gringos. Rodriguez writes that, before the age of seven, when English was imposed upon him, coming home was a relief. "It became the language of joyful return," he says of Spanish.