Review Of Eva Hoffman's 'Lost In Translation'

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Literacy is something that we use in our lives daily, we use it to communicate with others, to read, and write. It is good to keep learning about literacy in order to improve the way we communicate. Imagine talking to someone or reading something and not being able to understand what they are saying. Eva Hoffman’s “Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language” is a good example of how it feels not being able to comprehend what is being said around her. Hoffman moved to Canada, where she knew nothing about their language. She was unfamiliar with their language so she had to learn theirs in order to fit in with her surroundings. Not knowing how to read or write relates to Hoffman’s situation because it could make someone feel lost, confused, or frustrated. We were all born not knowing how to communicate, read, or write. Just like Hoffman, we all had to learn how to understand others. Literacy is important so that we could make sense of the things happening all around us.
When I joined school, I was four years old and had no clue of how to read or write letters. Some students were ahead of me because they learned how to do some of these things even before coming to …show more content…

We were also required to read a certain amount of books to test on and write stories of our own. This meant that we had to take our knowledge to the test and find books that would interest us. As we went to the library once every week I was very eager to read many different books. I would go home and read so that I could try and finish books as fast as I could. Since I had nothing else to do as a child I always read after finishing my homework. Reading was my favorite thing to do because it kept me from feeling lonely or bored. My parents would see that I was trying my best to read as much as I could, which made them proud of me. They knew that I was capable of becoming a good reader and

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