The following review of Richard Rodriguez's book entitled “Hunger for Memory” shows the author's intelligent way of writing an autobiography. The book is structured into six well-explained essays from Rodriguez's life strung together, all to show the reader the different outcomes throughout his life as a middle-class Mexican-American. The author wrote this autobiography in 1982, in which he recounts the moments he and his family spent during their immigration to the United States. Richard Rodriguez began attending a Roman Catholic elementary school with a basic knowledge of the English language. Due to the fact that he didn't know much English; he was not very confident in class and had a very shy personality in class. During his primary school years, he was more interested in learning the language thanks to the advice of a nun at his school to talk to Richard's parents. Even as Rodriguez began to learn the language as time went on, he felt that his Mexican culture, which had once brought his family so close, was being lost as his family seemed to become increasingly Americanized. Richard Rodriguez began to find comfort in reading books. , beginning to read more and more, states that the class was critically important to his future academic success; reading also helped him gain confidence after making him a better writer and a better English speaker. Education became primordial in Rodriguez's lifestyle, education changed the view he had of his family regarding the lack of education they possessed, which made Rodriguez feel embarrassed. However, another part of Richard was grateful to his parents for having the support and love of his family to walk the long road and succeed... middle of paper... countries like the United States and like some they must suffer to become and overcome their differences and must be assimilated into American culture. The author admitted that when he saw other Hispanic students and teachers on campus striving to maintain their ethnicity and culture by demanding things like Chicano studies departments and minority literature courses, and this was not an obstacle for Rodriguez in his life, he was successful, a literary genius, a social thinker, and most importantly, he never forgot his origins, he was proudly Hispanic, he was a proud Mexican. Works Cited Rodriguez, Richard. “Memory Hunger: The Education of Richard Rodriguez: An Autobiography.” New York: Bantam Books, 1983. Print. "Memory Hunger: A Summary of Richard Rodriguez's Education." March 12, 2013. Web. < http://kellyanne828.hubpages.com/hub/Hunger-of-Memory>