Reading Response 24

                                   Anzaldua – “The Path of the Red and Black Ink”

In her article, “The Path of the Red and Black Ink,” Anzaldua discusses how important writing is to her and to society around her. She argues that writing is related to a person’s identity, especially hers, and it though using herself as an example shows how much of an impact it can have on a person.

Synthesis

This relates back to all of the piece on identity in writing, whether it be from the feminist authors, or the racial authors, or the authors on discourse community. She is showing how writing is a key factor in your identity, and gives many examples to back it up.

A&E

1. The significance is in what is valued. This split is shown in everything that is produced in said country. The current materials, be they material or immaterial, produced in this country are still more individual, because we still value doing things by yourself, the “rugged individualism” of the past America. Everything is done for yourself, and that’s what’s marketed too.

2. No, because the personal edge to the writing allowed her to add more detail and feeling into the piece allowing her to truly show the reader and convince them of her points. It really helped having that creative side in, allowing it to flow better and make it easier to read.

Thoughts

This piece was okay, but it seems to be hammering in the same things that we’ve been talking about for a large majority of the year. I know it’s important, but it seems a little repetitive.