Le 1 Amanda Le Ms. Thomas English 3 AP (4) August 27, 2012 Summe !

eading Semina "otes Hunger of Memory #$ening Statement% &es$ite its st i'tl( a'ademi' su)*e't matte , + ,as highl( int igued )( Hunger of Memory. The )oo-, , itten li-e a se ies o. essa(s, e/$lo es an issue that is ele0ant es$e'iall( to ethni'all( di0e se 'ommunities su'h as the one ,e li0e in toda(, and in a $e sonal ,a(. +t is un'ommon to see the le0el o. intima'( that !i'ha d !od igue1 $uts into e'ounting his .amil( li.e, )ut he e/e'utes it ,ell. 2is 0oi'e is . an- and elata)le, ma-ing the othe ,ise )land mate ial eas( to ead. 1. Te/t3to3Sel.% !od igue14s ,o - st i-es a 'ho d on a 0e ( $e sonal le0el .o me, as his *ou ne( e.le'ts the e/$e ien'es that mem)e s o. m( o,n .amil( ha0e had to endu e as immig ants ,hose .i st language is not English. 2e tal-s a)out ho, his .amil( language is $ i0ate, and that he .eels an automati' 'onne'tion ,ith those ,ho s$ea- it. E0en though English is m( .i st language, li-e !od igue1, ,hen + go out in $u)li' and hea $eo$le add ess me in m( .amil( language, + do .eel at home in some ,a(. The othe ma*o theme that + 'onne't to is the autho 4s stead( shi.t a,a( . om his $a ents and into ,hat he 'alls 5$u)li' so'iet(.6 M( $a ents, li-e his, a e o)0iousl( $ oud o. the .luen'( and s-ill ,ith ,hi'h thei 'hild en s$ea- English, )ut at times ,ish that ,e 'ould ha0e )een mo e $ o.i'ient in thei mothe tongue. 7uote%

Le 2 2. Te/t3to3+tsel.% Hunger of Memory ,as an une/$e'tedl( eas( des$ite its essa(3li-e st u'tu e, mostl( )e'ause o. its 'ontent. The .a't that !od igue1 im$o ts e/am$les and sto ies . om his o,n li.e ,ith his o,n $e s$e'ti0e gi0es the )oo- mo e o. a na ati0e .eel. 2is elo8uen'e ena)les him to a ti'ulate e/a'tl( ,hat he ,ants to ,ithout )eing 0e )ose. As the )oo- is non3.i'tion, the de0i'e that is em$lo(ed most o.ten is image (. 7uote% 3. Te/t3to3Te/t (9$ . om Sla0e ()% A simila no0el, Up from Slavery is an auto)iog a$h( o. :oo-e T. ;ashington that 'h oni'les his di..i'ulties t (ing to get an edu'ation as a mino it(. +m$o tant themes that the t,o )oo-s sha e a e edu'ation, indi0idualit( 0s. 'ommunit(, and the need .o so'ial *usti'e .o mino ities. ;ithout a dou)t, Hunger of Memory is a mu'h mo e engaging no0el. +t is )oth mo e inte esting and mo e 'on'ise ,ith its message, ,he eas Up from Slavery is athe dull and d ags on. 7uote% 4. Te/t3to3;o ld% The )oo- 'onne'ts to the ,o ld in a 0e ( di e't ,a(. +t ) ings u$ ' iti'al $oints a)out the 'ondition o. the so'ial and edu'ational s(stem. The o0e l(ing message that he is t (ing to 'on0e( th ough his , iting is that the s(stem has the ight intentions, )ut the , ong a'tions. +n !od igue14s e/$e ien'e, all o. the s$e'ial hel$ and s'hola shi$s a e going to the , ong indi0iduals. The .o'us is too mu'h on a'e and not enough on $u e 'i 'umstan'e. The 'u ent a$$ oa'h to the edu'ation o. mino ities .ails in man( ,a(s, and in addition dee$ens a'ial di0ision. 7uote%

Le 3 The Road #$ening Statement% #0e all, + en*o(ed The Road. The e ,e e se0e al as$e'ts o. the )oo- that ,e e uni8ue and set it a$a t . om othe no0els o. the same gen e. The eade 'annot hel$ )ut )e mo0ed )( 1. Te/t3to3Sel.% #ne o. the -e( 'om$onents o. the no0el ,as its mo0ing .athe 3son elationshi$ a ound ,hi'h the sto ( 'ente s. Almost an(one 'an elate to the immense lo0e )et,een the t,o. E0en i. it isn4t a .athe , e0e (one has someone ,hom the( mutuall( el( on and ha0e an un) ea-a)le 'onne'tion ,ith. 7uote% 2. Te/t3to3+tsel.% 7uote% 3. Te/t3to3Te/t% 7uote% 4. Te/t3to3;o ld% 7uote%