This also made him embarrassed of his parents, partially because they weren’t like his teachers. His teachers had correct English grammar, while his parents didn’t. His mom was a skilled typist, but could not pronounce the English words. His dad jumped from job to job, from factory and janitor work to a dental technician. Even his parents jobs were nothing like his teacher’s job. This bothered him a lot. While he was young, he imitated his teachers, and admired them. “I began by imitating their accents, using their diction, trusting their every direction” (341). This gave no room for admiring his parents. He felt that it would cause him to have little success. “He’ll go home and correct and teach his parents, but by saying: my teacher told us…” (342). He wanted his teachers to focus on him, so he stayed after school. Generally, he’ll read with his teacher, mostly because he was afraid of reading alone, afraid of the
This also made him embarrassed of his parents, partially because they weren’t like his teachers. His teachers had correct English grammar, while his parents didn’t. His mom was a skilled typist, but could not pronounce the English words. His dad jumped from job to job, from factory and janitor work to a dental technician. Even his parents jobs were nothing like his teacher’s job. This bothered him a lot. While he was young, he imitated his teachers, and admired them. “I began by imitating their accents, using their diction, trusting their every direction” (341). This gave no room for admiring his parents. He felt that it would cause him to have little success. “He’ll go home and correct and teach his parents, but by saying: my teacher told us…” (342). He wanted his teachers to focus on him, so he stayed after school. Generally, he’ll read with his teacher, mostly because he was afraid of reading alone, afraid of the