In his book "Hunger of Memory", Rodriguez tells the story of his education, an education with its ups and downs. ... Richard Rodriguez's "The Achievement of Desire" is a story within a story. ... Rodriguez adds: "With a good education she could have done anything." ... Rodriguez himself confesses: "I come from another part of the world. ... Rodriguez gives a definition for the "scholarship boy". ...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Richard Rodriguez is a Mexican-American or a "chicano" as he says others called him sometimes. This book tells about his life growing up in America, and it tells a lot about the discrimination he dealt with growing up. He started school in America with a very small English vocabulary which made i...

• Word Count: 1295
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School