In 1981 Richard Rodriguez burst onto the publishing scene with his autobiography, Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez . Its success can be attributed to the author's antagonism to bil...
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Richard Rodriguez's life and writing are about balance and paradox--the joining together of seemingly irreconcilable differences. In his life as a writer he balances between journalism, particularly b...
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In the following essay, Fine examines the development of Rodriguez's cultural perceptions throughout his two autobiographies.
Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez garnered both ...
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In the following essay, Márquez debates the problems of classifying Rodriguez's memoirs as “ethnic-autobiographies.”
A. Analysis of Themes and Form
Hunger of Memory is comp...
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In the following essay, McNamara discusses the various forms of cultural identity that Rodriguez describes in Days of Obligation, particularly the concept of double consciousness within San Francisco&...
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In the following essay, Schilt studies the pastoral qualities of several of the essays in Days of Obligation.
The tender soul has fixed his love on one spot in the world; the strong man has extended h...
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In the following essay, Tilden discusses Rodriguez's views on homosexuality and the role of the Catholic Church as both a censor and a solicitor in his essay “Late Victorians.”
In...
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In the following essay, Fachinger discusses the differences in autobiographies written by authors from distinct ethnic and racial backgrounds, using the memoirs of Eva Hoffman and Richard Rodriguez as...
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In the following review of Days of Obligation, Henderson comments on Rodriguez's continuing quest for self-identification.
Richard Rodriguez's first book, Hunger of Memory, established h...
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In the following review, Stavans offers a negative assessment of Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father.
It is a complex fate to be an American. James Baldwin liked to quote Henry Jam...
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In the following interview, Rodriguez discusses American culture, cultural assimilation, and his growing pessimism towards multiculturalism.
Essayist Richard Rodriguez, best known for his 1982 book Hu...
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In the following review, Read offers a positive assessment of Days of Obligation and comments on Rodriguez's exploration of the differences between Anglo-Saxon and Latino-American culture.
At ...
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Richard Rodriguez, the author, describes his experience of growing up as an immigrant from Mexico, who's family has adopted English as their main language. Rodriguez expresses his support for encourag...
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In a passage written by Richard Rodriguez, the author recaps spending the Christmas season at home with the family. While recalling the event, Rodriguez provides details on Mother Rodriguez's predict...
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Torn between the two lands of his heritage, Richard Rodriguez struggles with a seemingly impossible decision: he had once harbored a belief that the two opposing cultures could reconcile their differ...
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In his introduction to Days of Obligation, Richard Rodriguez describes the emotional paradox he encounters as he compares the comedy of California to the tragedy of Mexico. Even before Monroe declare...
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Richard Rodriguez
Critical Essay by Laura Fine
A Summary of Aria
