Explain what the Danny is ashamed that he doesn’t speak Spanish, as he says, “No more words. Or as few as he topic of this could possibly get away with. When his dad spoke at all, he mostly spoke Spanish, but Danny section is never learned. All he had was his mom’s English. And he didn’t want that anymore” (16).
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Danny’s inability to speak Spanish made him feel outcasted from the rest of his Mexican family, that represents the idea. Be and made him want to reject the English he spoke that he learned from his mother. This leaves sure to introduce it with Danny without any language to really speak, causing him not speak at all. His family and friends context take note of this and make fun of him for being so quiet. This shapes his identity as, in the beginning of the book, he doesn’t stand-up for himself and it gets him punched in the face by Uno. Describe what is happening in this quote In a translingual view, Danny’s language fluidity is halted by the fact that he is ashamed he and how this shows the doesn’t speak Spanish. He doesn’t try to learn Spanish nor does he try and teach Liberty English, characters’ language which would allow them to speak to one another. identity, how it affects his relationship with others, and how it connects to translingualism Memoir of Sofia Growing up in Del Mar felt so normal, until I started to compare it to the rest of the world. Especially seeing Use first person to Danny, I noticed he talks different and dresses different describe events than all of us here. I know Danny will make it from the narrator’s point of view. somewhere big, maybe professional baseball, at least college leagues for sure. The way I’m talkin’ though, I don’t think I’ll ever make it to those big state colleges. I’ll stick to trying to go to a smaller school for now. Be sure to mention how language/communication impact the narrator’s events Use the relationship Mention how tree to discuss a language impacts this relationship. character’s or your own relationships and how they are impacted by language Explain how this relationship impacts other relationships