Claiming Personas and Rejecting Other-Imposed Identities: Self-Writing as Self-Righting in the Autobiographies of Richard Rodriguez

This article concerns Rodriguez's attempt to shape his own identities in defiance of the identities his family and his critics have tried to impose on him. His texts witness a tension between self-revelation and self-masking more complex than his critics have given him credit for.

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Published in:Biography (Honolulu) 1996-04, Vol.19 (2), p.119-136
Main Author: Fine, Laura
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affirmative action
American literature
Autobiographies
Autobiography
Bilingual education
Bilingualism
Biographies
Children
Credit
Critics
Cultural identity
Ethnic identity
Gays and lesbians
Gender identity
Homosexuality
Hotels & motels
Hunger
Identity
Literature
Male homosexuality
Masking
Minority & ethnic groups
Parents
Protagonists
Racism
Richard Rodriguez
Rodriguez, Richard
Self concept
Self-expression
Writers
Writing
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Summary:This article concerns Rodriguez's attempt to shape his own identities in defiance of the identities his family and his critics have tried to impose on him. His texts witness a tension between self-revelation and self-masking more complex than his critics have given him credit for.
ISSN:0162-4962
1529-1456
1529-1456
DOI:10.1353/bio.2010.0309