The Achievement of Desire by Richard Rodriguez

In Richard Rodriguezs essay The Achievement of thirst, Rodriguez explains the complexities of difficult to harmonize a carri eon between academics and family: more specifically a family which belongs to the middle class. growth up, Rodriguez was not the average student; he would fully eat himself in books as oppose to sp sacking time with his family At first, Rodriguezs attitude towards breeding make him standout amongst his peers. However, with this extreme dedication to breeding Rodriguez pays a steep price. He essentially loses the relationships that a male child of his age should have among friends and family. later coming to the realization that he is much like the light boy  succorore forth in a book by Richard Hoggart, Rodriguez narrates the struggles he endured which ultimately real him into the person he is today. In my own unique way, I connected to certain elements described in The Achievement of Desire and sh atomic number 18d with him the traits of the so called information boy .\nBefore delving into my educational journey let me set the scene I grew up in. I come from a middle class family in which my parents have limited education. My parents are dumb by no means; however, with limited education draws limited job opportunity. incomplete decided to pursue college, alone rather joined the hands immediately. (Ive neer asked whether they were content with that situation.) My pay off now works as a city meeter and my father a free-lance(a) mechanic for 15+ eld until he took a approximately better job someplace else. We as a family never struggled severely, but instead had entirely enough to get by at the end of the month. fleck growing up I knew it would be dangerous to follow in my parents footsteps. It wasnt that I didnt prize them; however, I knew I couldnt imitate my education after theirs simply because from a young age I didnt want to end up living the rest of my life in my weakened hometown.\nAnother conseq uence of coming...