Rodriguez essay

In his essay, Rodriguez tells us how education affected him. He was so focused on getting a good education that he failed to realize the lessons that were put in front of him. For example, Rodriguez was too interested in his books and learning more facts, and not interested enough in the big picture.

Hoggart says that the “scholarship boy” learns how to “receive a purely literate education, one using only a small part of the personality and challenging only a limited area of his being” (529). Rodriguez argues that Hoggart’s description is “more accurate than fair” because he knows how much his education has affected him.

Rodriguez’s writing style switches back and forth, between his biography, which is mainly focused on himself, and the definition of the “scholarship boy,” based on Hoggart’s definition.

Stephanie Li Professor Pines Rhetoric 101 8 October 2011 Word Count: 1394 Rodriguez’s Transformation: Developing a “Sociological Imagination” In his essay, “The Achievement of Desire,” Richard Rodriguez informs readers that he was a scholarship boy throughout his educational career.