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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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
