Language

There is no doubt that language is of the most important parts of communication. In reading "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" by Gloria Anzaldua, we learn about the conflicts of language within our society. We see the consequences of supressing and keeping down something that is natural to express when Gloria is prohibited to speak and teach in her native tongue. We see that people cannot be supressed of something that is a part of who they are. To Gloria, her voice and the words she uses are a distinct attribute of her personality. Even more than her appearence, her voice and her language defines who she is. The idea of being silenced of her native tongue is something that she is not comfortable with because it is like silencing somethign that is the bare essence of who she is. The idea that language can define someones personality is something that is a new idea and one that i never really considered but it does make sense. Is is possible to pick someones voice out of a crowd of people? Of course it is. Language is very powerful and to be unable to express it can be very trying and i can understand why Gloria felt so passionate about her own voice and her own words.