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  • Essay / How to assimilate to a new culture in...

    The frustrating and reminiscent tone of the works “Bilingual Sestina” by Julia Alvarez to highlight the author's difficulties in assimilating to a new culture. When she looks back and reflects on her past memories in her hometown, she longs for the same simplistic lifestyle. As a result, the constant repetition of the six ending words further expresses her conflicts as she must merge two different cultures to truly find her identity. The author's diction increases the confusion and difficulties evoked by the English language, as its simple method of communication gradually becomes more complex. complicated. are “sifted” only as “vocabulary words”, it becomes difficult for him to connect and understand this “closed” language. The author learned Spanish during her childhood through memories and past experiences that helped her form a closer connection to the language as a whole; However, English does not create deep connections for her, which makes her doubt the importance of words. The negative connotation when referring to vocabulary and closed words is because she is frustrated with her inability to communicate exactly what she perceives because they are not related to experiences. Likewise, language seems "fragile" and essentially "bottled" because she is unable to express her thoughts other than through exclusive "translations." Unlike Spanish, English seems to have a complicated and confusing aspect where the author feels trapped because she cannot convey her emotions or relate to them culturally. The repetitions of these negative words highlight the importance of communication and the true value of connecting with a culture. Overall, the dictio...... middle of article ......al path to assimilation. Overall, in Julia Alvarez's "Sestina Bilingual," the repetition highlights the author's situation and the difficulties she faces while assimilating into a new culture. Accustomed to Spanish since childhood, the language evokes an inviting and comforting feeling for her while articulating nostalgic memories. On the other hand, she struggles and faces several conflicts with English as she currently has no memories or passions related to English culture. At the end of the poem, the author resignedly admits that she wants to become familiar with English and form new memories that will help make the language meaningful to her. Although it will not be easy for our native Spanish speaker to fully understand English, it is important that we do not let the nature of words limit us and our perceptions..