Villanueva and hooks

Summaries

The Villanueva article is a huge collection of various poems and short stories. The common theme between all of these poems and short stories is minorities having trouble fitting in in the communities where they reside. They felt alone because of people making fun of them, both the way they looked and because they were struggling to learn a new language. The topics in these poems and stories range from spending time in jail to being called names and not being able to fit in.

 

The main topic in bell hooks article is the trouble that she encountered when trying to write her autobiography. She said she interpreted the struggles as an indication that she was not ready to let go of her past and be fully in the present. She said that every day that went by while she was attempting to write her biography her memories became more and more faded. She ends by saying that when she finally finished writing her biography she was glad she did because writing a biography puts your life into a new perspective.

 

Connections

When i finished reading the Villanueva article, I realized it had a lot of similarities to the Alexie article. Alexie struggled, much like all of the people in the poems and short stories, to conform and fit into their new society.

 

Opinions

The Villanueva article was interesting because it was just a collection of other peoples works that have a common theme. It brought to light the first hand experience that "foreigners" for lack of a better word, have conforming into their society and dealing with the struggles of fitting in to said society. I didn't mind the bell hooks article, and it kind of makes me want to try and write my own biography and see if I can remember what I did in the past.