The Achievement of Desire

i liked this line on pg 567 'Tried hard to forget. But one does not forget by trying to forget. One only remembers.'

I remember a time when reading was an escape for me also. I couldn't stop. My mom would even yell at me cuz i would stay up late reading books. I alphabetized my book collection too!
On 568, the author talks about his sibling laughing at his mother when she mispronounced words. My sister and i would do the same with my mom. Her being Korean, she sometime had problems with 'r' and 'p' sounds and we would giggle endlessly when she said 'squirrel' or 'grape.'
My mother was very encouraging during my schooling also. She was a single parent and spent money on computers and books and study materials and always pushed me to do well.
When Rodriguez talks about how he can't discuss his essay on 'universality of Shakespeare's appeal' with his parents, i could relate. i just didn't discuss certain school topics with my parents.

Page 572, Rodriguez describes reading: Reading was, at best, only a chore. I needed to look up whole paragraphs in a dictionary. Lines of type were dizzying, the eye having to move slowly across the page, then down, and across...." this is exactly how i feel about reading right now. I hope it gets better.

i also enjoyed how Rodriguez stressed the importance of family and being comfortable around them.