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's homosexual community.

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 the following essay, Schilt studies the pastoral qualities of several of the essays in Days of Obligation.

In the following essay, Márquez debates the problems of classifying Rodriguez's memoirs as “ethnic-autobiographies.”

In the following essay, Fine examines the development of Rodriguez's cultural perceptions throughout his two autobiographies.

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 her examples.

In the following interview, Rodriguez discusses American culture, cultural assimilation, and his growing pessimism towards multiculturalism.

In the following review, Stavans offers a negative assessment of Days of Obligation: An Argument with My Mexican Father.

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.

In the following review of Days of Obligation, Henderson comments on Rodriguez's continuing quest for self-identification.